Champions League Thread 2013/14

[Özim]

Yeah, really looking forward to the game. Mostly depends on if Aguero starts, if he does, City have a chance to get a few goals.

I also haven't seen Messi play in a live game for a while, and I just saw that little highlight vid of him just now, hope he's on show tomorrow !

Yeah I agree, with Aguero City are a different proposition, he's a brilliant footballer and at his best unstoppable.

He's been improving but people have been having doubts about whether Barca are a better team without him citing the better distribution of goals when he doesn't play as not all attacks are focussed around him.

[Marc Overmars]

Should be a really interesting game, wouldn't be too surprised if City managed to beat them.

[AFC Leveller]

If Cty are to beat Barcelona they will need to score plenty. I cannot see them holding on for the last 10 minutes if they are leading because their defence isnt anything special and barcelona are back in form. A month ago i said City would bitch slap them but right now i think a Barcelona win is more likely.

[Munchies]

Aguero out.

Fernandinho's back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

If Man City allow Messi the same space other players get at the Etihad, it's suicidal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's programme for Bayer Leverkusen PSG starts at 7pm.

ITV1's for Man City - Barcelona on at 7:30pm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man City: Hart; Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Clichy; Navas, Toure, Fernandinho, Kolarov; Silva; Negredo.

Demichelis.

Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Xavi, Busquets, Fabregas, Sanchez, Messi, Iniesta.
Subs: Pinto, Bartra, Adriano, Song, Sergi Roberto, Pedro, Neymar.

[Master Splinter]

Full teams:

Manchester City: Hart, Kompany, Zabaleta, Kolarov, Clichy, Demichelis, Jesús Navas, Silva, Fernandinho, Y. Touré, Negredo
Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Lescott, Nasri, Javi García, Džeko, Jovetić

Barcelona: Víctor Valdés, Piqué, Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Daniel Alves, Fàbregas, Xavi Hernández, Iniesta, Busquets, Alexis Sánchez, Messi
Subs: Pinto, Bartra, Adriano, Song, Sergi Roberto, Pedro Rodríguez, Neymar

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)

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Bayer Leverkusen: Leno, Spahić, Guardado, Ömer Toprak, Rolfes, Bender, Hilbert, Sam, Castro, Heung-Min, Kiessling
Subs: Yelldell, Wollscheid, Hegeler, Boenisch, Reinartz, Öztunali, Brandt

Paris Saint-Germain: Sirigu, Silva, Alex, Maxwell, van der Wiel, Motta, Matuidi, Verratti, Lucas, Ibrahimović, Lavezzi
Subs: Douchez, Marquinhos, Digne, Cabaye, Ménez, Rabiot, Pastore

Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Accents and everything. Impressive.

Barca and Swedish refs in the Last 16.

[Syn]

Who's your money on MS?