BOROZ BLOG - The Barcelona now faces the second leg against Manchester City with the intention of endorsing the big party held at the Etihad Stadium in the first leg and step given an extra dose of moral overlooking the classic Sunday at the Camp Nou. The Blaugrana have the opportunity to take a first step towards the coveted triple ensuring its presence in the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League to be held next Friday. Two days later have the chance to take another giant step to get even closer to the league title, but today that's another matter.
Barca key starts with the advantage that gives him know that traverses the best time of the season, as evidenced by the 16 victories joined in their last 17 competitive games a week. The defeat in Anoeta in the first match of 2015 marked a turning point. Luis Enrique's team faces the final stretch of the season in an unbeatable location. Quite the contrary that Manchester City, who arrives full of doubts after losing three of their last four games he has played, and knowing that if today will be fired falls eliminated virtually titles since the Premier League things are not you are going too well. For the team of Chilean Manuel Pellegrini today is a game of life and death, which can condition their players very seriously.
Barca have the opportunity to be in the quarterfinals of the continental showpiece for the eighth consecutive season, while the English team played with the constraint of never having gone from the second round and have lost their three matches so far prior to the Blaugrana in the Champions League.
Another destabilizing factor is the presence of Argentine Leo Messi in the field. At City produces panic, remembering their previous clashes, as the imperial performance in the first leg could not round to waste a penalty in the last minute. Nevertheless, the club with an advantage after the first leg 1-2 thanks to goals from Luis Suarez.
Despite the large time spans, the blaugrana team also has the home advantage in their favor, since the Camp Nou likely be filled for the first time this season to experience the first big European night of this year. The proximity of classical expectation increases, although the Catalans want to go step by step and now are focused on overcoming the tie to be present in the hype quarterfinals.
Luis Enrique align their best eleven possible, considering the withdrawal of the injured Sergio Busquets. Mascherano will take his place in midfield, flanked by Iniesta and Rakitic, while Bartra to pair up in central defense with Pique, Dani Alves and Jordi Alba on the sides, and Ter Stegen in goal. In front, the Spaniard technologist will use all his arsenal and bet again for Neymar, Messi and Luis Suarez.
Pellegrini, meanwhile, gets to Yaya Touré, absent in the round key in his scheme, but loses Clichy after their expulsion in the first leg. Aguero and Dzeko form the tandem attack.
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