Lionel Messi is in a great time who hinders the chances of Manchester City to reverse the scoring against Barcelona in the second leg of the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League 2015. The Argentine scored five goals in his last two games and has 43 in 39 presentations this season.
The coach Luis Enrique has injured Sergio Busquets, but
rested Andres Iniesta, Javier Mascherano, Dani Alves, Jordi Alba and Jeremy
Mathieu in Eibar 2-0 on Saturday.
The helmsman of Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini vowed
to continue playing a 4-4-2 though this formula could not fight the midfield in
the first leg.
The Chilean recovered Yaya Touré, former Barcelona player
whose absence through suspension was deeply felt by the team in the first leg.
It is not, however, left-back Gael Clichy, sent off in the first game.
The Manchester City, on the other hand, is struck by its
1-0 loss to Burnley on Saturday, which probably represented a blow to their
hopes of fighting the Premier.
The confrontation is a repetition of both teams had last
season. Then Barca won both games, 0-2 in the first leg and 2-1 in the return.
Now, the advantage for Barca is 1-2, which could be a 1-3 if Messi had not missed
a penalty late in the first leg.
Before the 'citizen', Luis Enrique will be without Sergio
Busquets. The Barcelona means suffers ankle injury and did not arrive in time
for tomorrow's game and hard to next Sunday against Real Madrid.
This decline will allow the Spaniard strengthen their
midfield with the presence of its reference player, Javier Mascherano, who will
leave the defensive axis and put him ahead in the service of the cause.
At the front of the Barca team accumulates almost all
their chances of success this season. The trick Leo Messi, Neymar Jr and Luis
Suarez is operating at full capacity, especially in the case of Argentina
decided to return to break all the records you have.
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