Barcelona vs Monchengladbach - Barcelona and Borussia Monchengladbach eyeing 'best medicine' in dead rubber

Barcelona and Borussia Monchengladbach will be looking for the "best medicine" of a win when they meet at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.

Barca are reeling after conceding a late equaliser to Real Madrid in the weekend's El Clasico, leaving them six points behind their arch-rivals.

Meanwhile Gladbach have not won in eight Bundesliga games - since before their last meeting with the Catalans in the Champions League in September.

The remedy for both those ills would be a win and while that would not change the outcome of Group C - Barca are already through as group winners while Gladbach are certain to finish third and earn a Europa League place - it would nevertheless be what the doctor ordered.

"Winning is always the best medicine for all your troubles," said Barcelona coach Luis Enrique at Monday's press conference.

"We've had almost a perfect campaign, so while this game is not going to determine how the group finishes it is still a Champions League game at the Nou Camp, and that makes it important.

"It's important for us to win tomorrow for the players' morale after our recent results.

"We shouldn't get overexcited when we win four in a row or when we have four results which are not so good."

Enrique confirmed that Lionel Messi will start while Barca issued a statement confirming that Neymar, who was ruled out of Tuesday's fixture anyway due to suspension, may miss more matches after his two-game ban due to groin muscle fatigue.

They stated that "the Brazilian will be doing special physiotherapy for the next few days and his return to normal training will depend on how matters progress".

While Tuesday night will be Barca's final Champions League fixture of 2016, they have more of the competition to look forward to in 2017.

For Gladbach, who are languishing in 13th place in the Bundesliga - 12 points adrift of the top four - Tuesday night will likely mark the end of their participation in European football's elite club competition for longer.

"Who knows when we are going to hear this anthem again," said their goalkeeper Yann Sommer on sport.de.

"That is why we want to give it everything we have got."

Their clash with Mainz in the Bundesliga at the weekend is now much more important than their trip to Spain.

Midfielder Christoph Kramer said: "We can forget about everything else and play in one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world without any concerns."