It is deja vu for the Catalans, who had to travel to Milan to play Inter last season by coach because of volcanic ash. They lost that game 3-1. It also means even if Barca do reach England early, some of their fans may be at risk of missing the game, with 12,000 scheduled to fly out on Saturday.
“We will do what [the experts] tell us to do. If that means travelling on Wednesday or even tomorrow then so be it. If not, we will travel on Thursday as originally planned. If they say don’t worry, we’ll relax; if they say get a move on, we will. What they say we will do, we will do. We will try to plan as far ahead as possible,” said Guardiola.