wisconsincule
Senior Member
Need a big win to take the sour taste of the Madrid win out of my mouth.
EL Round 16: Galatasaray - Barcelona 1-2 agg.
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malvolio
Senior Member
You sure bro? I wouldn't want to become a refugee before Putin gets here.
Sport predicted lineup
---Steg---
Dest-Eric-Araujo-Alba
--Nico-FdJ-Pedri--
-Adama-Memphis-Ferran-
Dest-Eric-Araujo-Alba
--Nico-FdJ-Pedri--
-Adama-Memphis-Ferran-
I like it alot. Hopefully we get to see it.
FinBarcelonafan
Well-known member
Aubas been on fire. Can't bench him. Sadly he can't play every game.
serghei
Senior Member
Wow, would be awesome if that is the line-up. Some said Busi would play non-stop, but when is the last time Busi was rotated in a must-win game?
Last game he looked tired and sluggish. And Memphis played well from the bench in both times.
All 3 starting in that line-up above were on the bench vs Elche. We played Dembele - Auba - Gavi.
Last game he looked tired and sluggish. And Memphis played well from the bench in both times.
All 3 starting in that line-up above were on the bench vs Elche. We played Dembele - Auba - Gavi.
Birdy
Senior Member
Sport and MD both predicting the exact same lineup. Xavi himself said there will be rotations on all lines.
I'd be very content with that XI.
Me too.
I would only add Gavi there instead of Pedri.
Rest our golden boy a bit please...
gregorrin10
Senior Member
He already did it though. And even against Napoli, a much better opposition. In the first leg, like today. So we might see it after all. Even though we need to take it 100% seriously and get a big 3 or even 4 goal win to really kill their hope, so we can play the likes of Puig and Eric in the return leg just 3 days before the Clasico. Even though some people consider us weaker, I think not playing Busquets and Pique would actually give us a higher chance of killing the tie tonight, since we'd be playing with a much higher tempo to really tire them out sooner and then punish them.
Gavi is suspended for tonight. Might as well give Puig a go then. Although I think resting Busquets from the start is enough, we really shouldn't be rotating two of the three midfielders, might disrupt us too much. We need to take this seriously, get a big lead/win and kill the tie tonight. Xavi can take Pedri off later in the game and give some minutes to Puig then, when we hopefully already have at least a 2 or 3 goal advantage.
Birdy
Senior Member
Missed that.
Thanks.
It makes sense then to play Pedri, and only sub him if we have a comfortable lead
Iniesta Ultra
Senior Member
Nothing golden about the boy last match. Golden boys provide moments of brilliance even in struggling matches, but didn't happen.
ajnotkeith
Senior Member
We should not give Puig a go unless we are trying to lose the tie.
This is still a QF match in a very hostile environment. Only professional players should play.
This is still a QF match in a very hostile environment. Only professional players should play.
Horatio
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