Vincent Kompany: We don't fear Barcelona

Vincent Kompany says Barcelona hold no fear for Manchester City ahead of Tuesday’s eagerly-anticipated Champions League clash.

City host the Catalan giants in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Etihad Stadium hoping to reverse last season’s 4-1 aggregate at the same stage of the competition.

The Spaniards boast a fearsome forward trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez but Kompany insists City’s defenders are confident of stopping them.

Kompany said: "The next game is a massive one now and it's one of those, if you have a good day it can be a special night. So we have to prepare and I think everyone is ready for it."

"We don't fear them. You don't go in at this level fearing strikers. We want to play against them. It's the fourth time in a year now. There's nothing new to worry us, it's a case of having the whole team at a very high level."

City enter the game in good form after thrashing Newcastle 5-0 on Saturday and winning 4-1 at the Britannia against Stoke City last Tuesday.

Those results have lifted the mood at the Etihad after a five-game winless run that saw them lose ground to Chelsea in the title race and get dumped out of the FA Cup by Middlesbrough.

...SkySports