Barca eager to gloss over domestic problems.

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Barcelona's under-fire players will be going all out to get their already faltering season back on track when they turn their attention to Sporting Lisbon on European duty tonight.The Catalans have managed just one point out of six so far in the league under new coach Pep Guardiola.But midfielder Andres Iniesta is hoping a night of Champions League thrills and spills can get the Nou Camp outfit firing again.He said: "The game against Sporting Lisbon is an important one because victories give you a lot of strength. It's another competition, a very difficult one, and we cannot slip up, especially at home. We have to win, no ifs or buts. Our moral and our desire need to be at their maximum."Barca were forced to qualify for the group stages after a poor third-place finish last season, and they ended up seeing off Wisla Krakow to book their place in Group C despite an away defeat to the Poles. Guardiola is set to go on the offensive tonight, with Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o all set to start.Barca may have followed upAa a shock season-opening defeat to newcomers Numancia with a 1-1 draw against Racing Santander at the weekend.But Guardiola believes his side dominated both games and he is not looking to change things too much against the Portuguese outfit. Guardiola said: "We will be trying to do the same things against Sporting that we did against Santander. We created a lot of chances, but couldn't finish them off."Meanwhile, Bernd Schuster warned against under-estimating BATE Borisov when Real face the Belarus outfit on Wednesday.The La Liga champions were forced to battle hard for a 4-3 victory over Numancia on Sunday night, their first win of the campaign. Real had to come from behind twice against Numancia, who had seen off Barcelona's challenge the previous week.And Schuster said: "In theory they (Borisov) are the easiest opponent but we have to tread carefully."Of the weekend win he added: "Games which come after matches with the national team are always the ugliest and most difficult."

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