Avoid teams, note, facing pressure (8)
I believe the answer is:
sidestep
'avoid' is the definition.
(sidestepping is a kind of avoiding)
'teams note facing pressure' is the wordplay.
'teams' becomes 'sides' (I've seen this before).
'note' becomes 'te' (**).
'facing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'pressure' becomes 'p' (abbreviation).
'sides'+'te'+'p'='SIDESTEP'
(Other definitions for sidestep that I've seen before include "Dodge (an issue?)" , "Find a way round" , "To avoid" , "Shift to right or left" , "Dodge - circumvent" .)