Barca draws Lyon in Round of 16 at Champions League
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FinBarcelonafan
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We are never safe with Valverde. He will run the team to the ground before CL games and we will once again go out in a miserable way. Barca way.
Lyon had great results vs ManC, thats scary. City is like us, but way faster and quicker.
Lyon had great results vs ManC, thats scary. City is like us, but way faster and quicker.
FinBarcelonafan
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Bayern-Liverpool
Atletico-Juve
I think Juve is going out.
FinBarcelonafan
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Exactly. It's a big concern. ManC plays like faster, younger and hungrier Barca. It's not going to be easy by any means.
Should be old school tie. Tight defences and one goal to decide.
soul24rage
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I made a mistake with the previous schedule (Google didn't update the schedule) Copa= red, CL= blue
Copa QF 1st leg
Girona vs Barca away
Copa QF 2nd leg
Barca vs Valencia home
Copa Semis 1st leg
Athletic Bilbao vs Barca away
One week rest
Barca Vs Valladolid home
Lyon vs Barca away
Sevilla vs Barca
Copa Semis 2nd leg
Real Madrid vs Barca away
One week rest
Barca Vs Vallecano
Barca vs Lyon home
Betis vs Barca
International Break
Thoughts:
I'm happy that we got the second CL dates of 2/19 & 3/13 as we have a more balanced schedule of possibility of rest and hard games. There are 2 run of difficult games:
1) Valencia home, Copa Semi 1st leg (if we get there), Athletic away
2) Lyon away, Sevilla away, Copa Semi 2nd leg and Real Madrid away.
3) if we get ATM or RM in the Copa Quaters (if we get there).
If we get to the Copa Semi, I am so hoping that we get a huge goal difference in the Copa Semi 1st leg so that we can rest some players for the 2nd leg before we face Real Madrid.
Also, we have the opportunity to rest the veterans before the Lyon games in our home La Liga games, which couldn't have been possible if we had the first CL dates.
Hopefully, we play players who didn't have a lot of game time in the Copa games and rest the veterans in that competition.
The schedule and games could have been a lot harder so hopefully EV has some sense of resting the right players in the right games
Copa QF 1st leg
Girona vs Barca away
Copa QF 2nd leg
Barca vs Valencia home
Copa Semis 1st leg
Athletic Bilbao vs Barca away
One week rest
Barca Vs Valladolid home
Lyon vs Barca away
Sevilla vs Barca
Copa Semis 2nd leg
Real Madrid vs Barca away
One week rest
Barca Vs Vallecano
Barca vs Lyon home
Betis vs Barca
International Break
Thoughts:
I'm happy that we got the second CL dates of 2/19 & 3/13 as we have a more balanced schedule of possibility of rest and hard games. There are 2 run of difficult games:
1) Valencia home, Copa Semi 1st leg (if we get there), Athletic away
2) Lyon away, Sevilla away, Copa Semi 2nd leg and Real Madrid away.
3) if we get ATM or RM in the Copa Quaters (if we get there).
If we get to the Copa Semi, I am so hoping that we get a huge goal difference in the Copa Semi 1st leg so that we can rest some players for the 2nd leg before we face Real Madrid.
Also, we have the opportunity to rest the veterans before the Lyon games in our home La Liga games, which couldn't have been possible if we had the first CL dates.
Hopefully, we play players who didn't have a lot of game time in the Copa games and rest the veterans in that competition.
The schedule and games could have been a lot harder so hopefully EV has some sense of resting the right players in the right games
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Devils
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This is about as manageable of a schedule as you could possible hope for.
That is unless the manager decides to field the first team in those Copa ties.
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