Tuesday 17 March 2015 08:01, UK
Pablo Zabaleta has insisted "nothing is impossible in football" ahead of Manchester City's crunch showdown at Barcelona in the Champions League.
City head to the Nou Camp on Wednesday trailing 2-1 after the first leg of their last-16 tie on the back of morale-sapping defeat at Burnley.
Saturday’s loss at Turf Moor may have severely dented City’s hopes of defending their Premier League title, but the Argentine believes they can reignite their season by beating Barca.
"We are going to play against one of the best teams in the world. It's not going to be easy, but nothing is impossible in football,” said the Argentina right-back.
"You have to be ready for these moments. Things can change on games like this.
"You just have to move on to the next game and try to win it. That's what football is.
"It's good that the game (comes after) just three days. We need to recover well, go to Barcelona and see what we can do. Hopefully we can do it."
City were completely outplayed in the first leg at Eastlands three weeks ago but somehow managed to limit the damage after two early Luis Suarez goals.
Joe Hart saved a late Lionel Messi penalty after Sergio Aguero pulled a goal back and Zabaleta sees reasons for optimism.
Last week Schalke gave Real Madrid a fright, winning 4-3 at the Bernabeu and only narrowly going out on aggregate, while Paris Saint-Germain stunned Chelsea.
Zabaleta said: "Mentally we must be very focused but if you look at the game Real Madrid played against Schalke and the same with Chelsea and PSG, it shows anything can happen in football.
"That's why we need to go to Barca with confidence with belief and try to do our best to win that game.
"We have played in this competition for four years. It's a competition we want to make progress in."
City have won just three of their last nine Premier League games to fall six points behind Chelsea, who have a game in hand.
That has brought criticism and increased pressure on manager Manuel Pellegrini.
Zabaleta said: "We need to look at ourselves, be self-critical. When things are going well everyone enjoys it but sometimes in football you try to do your best but you don't get results.
"This is not our best. "The only way we can improve is to work harder during the week. This is the best way to get results."
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