FC Barcelona 3 - P$G 1

Important game to determine group winners. If Barca finish 2nd and Figo draws the balls he will obviously draw Barca against Brazil 86 Chelsea or Bayern.

Last 3 meetings:

P$G 3 - FC Barcelona 2
FC Barcelona 1 - P$G 1
P$G 2 - FC Barcelona 2

Last time Barca beat P$G was in 96/97. 1-0 in the Cup Winners' Cup Final. Luis Enrique played.

Obviously all eyes will be on a former Blaugrana legend who is returning to Camp Nou. Will Barca be able to handle him?

Spoiler:

Predicted lineups:

Barca:


* Alves is suspended.

P$G:


Unimportant side note. P$G are unbeaten so far this season.

I believe in Messi to pull a upset like he did two years ago in CL against PSG, this time with us winning. One can hope.

If Enrique fails here he should be shown the door.

And replaced with who?

I'm not happy with him either but Tata was given a full season as well. Think we ought to stick with him and give him a season at least.

You just know if we don't win and finish second we'll be drawn against the likes of Bayern though...

I would actually bench Busquets as he has been poor for a while.
Far too many turnovers where he ends up looking like a fool and costing us.Just pass the ball if there is an open man.Why try to draw the foul every single time even when passing the ball and advancing play is the better option.

CBarca wrote:And replaced with who?

I'm not happy with him either but Tata was given a full season as well. Think we ought to stick with him and give him a season at least.

You just know if we don't win and finish second we'll be drawn against the likes of Bayern though...

Well considering we haven't sacked anyone since 03-04. I highly doubt they'll do it to him, especially considering he's a club legend. However bad Tata brand of football was he got us results against the top teams and for the first half of the season we were on top of the league and even the group stages of CL. Enrique has a side thats a little more upgrade version then last year with the addition of Rakitic, Suarez and Mathieu and is under performing with that squad IMO. Also him being a legend he knows the club and its philosophy, which Tata had a lack of. In some of the game our players do hold blame, but a lot has to do with his formation/line up. He's no Pep when it comes to tinkering a squad, so he needs to have a fix line up formation against the top side I believe Franchise highlighted once. This season against most the competition we've been underwhelming under him and if we don't respond against PSG...

Luis Enrique: "Adriano or Bartra right back? Think we have other options too... It'll be a surprise."

And that's how Pedro became a rightback.

Douglas

I mean it's not a big change. Pedro defends more than Alves does anyway.

Fußball wrote:Luis Enrique: "Adriano or Bartra right back? Think we have other options too... It'll be a surprise."

And that's how Pedro became a rightback.

I'm pretty sure I predicted this at the start of the season

I'm not against it but PSG is not the club to try it for the first time against.

Well, knowing lucho, he will try it, all the more cause its against psg.

He needs to get this win.

Get ready for the return to losing.... when lucho is talking about surprise i think he is talking about a surprise loss after a good run

Hapless_Hans wrote:Douglas

Douglas and Montoya aren't even in the squad. Another example of genius squad management by Zubi. Alves gets suspended and the 2 other designated rightbacks don't even make the squad.

Barcelona line-up (official): TerStegen - Pedro Pique Bartra Mathieu - Busquets Mascherano Iniesta - Messi Suarez Neymar

Pep-esque lineup. Aka I don't have a clue what this is.

3-4-3?

Loving the natural width of that lineup.

As long as Messi is fit and up for it, Barcelona would always have a genuine chance of winning this match.

Also, did Barcelona's upper management only register one right back?!

Pedro at RB with Suarez as the cover on that side... seriously lol. I hope for you guys that PSG don't have the ball often. Because if they do, it's going to be a problem.

Reminds me of the Galactico days at Madrid when we decided that attacking players could defend just fine... they just never chose to lol.

This is the game that will kickstart our season. Pedro aka goalscoring Di Maria 2.0 making it happen.

@neuro. Lmaooo

This lineup

Lucho either an idiot or a genius.

And PSG score with their first shot.

What a ridiculous line up

Messi Suarez

Lucas is one solid player

what. a. goal.