Gabriel Milito should take his place in the starting line up. Eric Abidal and Andres Iniesta are also missing for the European champions, who have a groin tear and a thigh injury respectively.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan will be without Goran Pandev, who also has a thigh complaint, but the Nerazzurri should have Wesley Sneijder fit.
The Dutch playmaker hobbled off on Saturday during his team's 3-1 Serie 'A' win over Atalanta. But Inter fans can breathe a sigh of relief as he is set to start this evening. Barca coach Pep Guardiola has ordered the pitch at Camp Nou to be watered ahead of tonight's clash, to help his side's slick passing football.
Guardiola said: "We are going to put water on the field. We want to move the ball quicker and are going to try to win. "We are going to see a good game." The main threat to Inter's 3-1 advantage will again be Lionel Messi. Last week, Mourinho's tactics succeeded in keeping the Argentine magician quiet.
However, on his own patch Messi could be a different prospect entirely, with close to 100,000 Barca fanatics roaring him on. Inter captain Lucio is confident that his team can repeat the trick of marking Messi out of the game. "Messi is a player of the highest quality," the Brazilian said.
"In the first leg we managed to mark him very well. We defended well and everyone was helping out, covering for their team-mates, and that was the key to our performance."
Bayern Munich await the winner in the final on 22 May, after thrashing Lyon 4-0 on aggregate in the other semi final.
Robbie Blakeley
Source: DSG
