Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti does not believe Jose Mourinho will be affected by any kind of hostility when he returns to Barcelona for Wednesday night's Champions League semi-final second leg.

GettyImagesInter coach Jose Mourinho returns to Barca on Wednesday

Mourinho worked at the Nou Camp in the 1990s under Bobby Robson, where he earned the nickname "The Translator" with which he is taunted by Barca fans.

Moratti told Inter's official website: "I must say that as a translator he led the way! He will be treated as usual, wherever you go, except in London where they loved him anyway. Being a strong man, Mourinho is attacked in every way and, Wednesday night, this will be part of a tactic that our opponents will use to scare us.

"But Mourinho is very professional when there are games like these, he will prepare well.''

Although the Italians hold a 3-1 lead the tie is far from over and the Catalan side have been vocal in their belief they can overturn the deficit. Moratti added: "It will be a very exciting game. It is an important occasion, our players fully know what they are doing, so do all Mourinho and Inter fans that will watch the match in Barcelona.

"The fact Barcelona deem this game so important makes it even more interesting. On the other hand, we know how the atmosphere is in Barcelona, we've already experienced it in other games, but being a semi-final there will be even more motivation. ''

Balotelli has been included in Mourinho's 25-man squad as has Wesley Sneijder, who has made a swift recovery from a leg injury. There were major doubts about whether the former Real Madrid midfielder would make the trip after he was forced off at half-time during Inter's 3-1 Serie A victory over Atalanta at the weekend.

Inter later revealed Sneijder had "pulled the rectus femoris muscle in his left leg'' and reports suggested he would definitely miss the match. However, the Holland international is now almost certain to feature after returning to training on Tuesday.