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Italian national team and Real Madrid defender said that his club should try to follow London's example on Sunday in their home match against the unbeaten Spanish championship opponent.
English champions "Chelsea" defeated the European champions 1-0 at home on Wednesday and could have further increased their lead in the second half by successfully counterattacking.
"Chelsea" looked stronger than "Barcelona". They showed more dedication and confidence in fighting for the ball. In order to beat "Barca", we have to play like they do," said World Champion F. Cannavaro at a press conference on Thursday.
The last time Frank Rijkaard's proteges visited Madrid, they demonstrated an impressive game and crushed their opponents 3-0, and after beautiful second and third goals by Ronaldinho, the spectators gathered at the "Santiago Bernabeu" even stood up and applauded the star of the Catalan team.
This time, "Barca" will be missing their attacking leader Samuel Eto'o, who is recovering from a serious knee injury, however, F. Cannavaro stated that the opponents' team still has many dangerous players: "They still have players who can score such as Eidur Gudjohnsen, Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho. We all know about Ronaldinho, he is a phenomenal player. I don't know how to stop him. When your opponent has such a striker, all you can do is cross your fingers and hope for the best."
The "Royal" club has experienced some ups and downs over the past few days, as after the total failure last Saturday in the match against "Getafe" and facing criticism, the Madrid team showed a powerful game on Tuesday in the Champions League and defeated Bucharest's "Steaua" team 4-1 away.
"There is more incentive in Europe than in the league. It's something we need to sort out if we want to play more consistently. If you want to win something, you can't fluctuate so often," said F. Cannavaro, whose club is in fifth place in the Spanish championship, trailing "Barcelona" footballers by five points.
