You must be registered for see images
Finally! Europe elite club competition is back after months of eager anticipation by football fans and critics, tomorrow kicks of with probably the most interesting and mouth watering clashes of all the ties which see giants city take on fc barcelona and both are going into this game on a good high after manchester city and barcelona both saw of chelsea and rayo vallecano respectively in an impressive display of footballing tactics and player skills. Now the real test await the two teams to see who is going to come out on top at the end of the day, many have predicted this to be a high-scoring tie with many goals as that is where the two teams strengths lie in as their defenses aren't necessary anything excellent like that of Chelsea or even Arsenal. Aguero is set to miss the match but is expected to be back for the return leg while neymar who twisted his ankle in barcelona cup tie game against getafe some weeks ago is fit, but is doubtful to start though having such player on the bench with his level of skill is always good. Physically Manchester city are the more deadly side as they are stronger, and have an advantage in set pieces against barca due to their lack of height in the team, so barcelona would have to play their own style and try to do what the normally do which is dominate possession and stop city from getting a hold of the ball and stopping them from those dangerous counters. Negredo should start alongside dzeko while messi, alexis and pedro would be the three main forwards, the only headache for martino is to select who to play along side busquets being it xavi and iniesta or fabregas and iniesta or xavi and iniesta, both have been playing good and have been impressive this season. While city would be toure the powerhouse, possibly fernadinho although he is still a doubt, and milner or navas. Another crucial aspect to this tie would fall on the full backs and how fast they can regain the ball and how high the go up the pitch and the chances they create and what not. Whatever the case may be the match promises to be an exciting and thrilling encounter and one that should not be missedxd.
While in the other match of the day which is overshadowed by the main blockbuster match of city vs barca, is paris saint Germain vs greek side Olympiacos, well the clear favorites for this are psg but as we know this is the champions league and no such thing as a small team, so an upset wont be outside of the cards, i for one am eager to see you January acquisition yohan cabaye performance and how he adapts to the pace of europes elite competition.
What are you guys looking forward to in the round of 16s? Share your idea and opinions here!
