Champions League: APOEL Nicosia - FC Barcelona 0-4

[Kohe321]

I like this line-up

Same here! I like the fact that Mascherano is actually playing in his natural position for once. Also, Rakitic and Rafinha is a cool midfield lineup. I really want to see more of Rafinha, we haven't seen nearly enough of him to make up our minds of how he'll do here yet. He needs to be tested in an important game like this. It will be interesting to watch both him and Rakitic in this one. I doubt they will struggle too much with control against a side like this who will probably lay back, so I hope to see some creative flair, good passes and chances created.

 

[barcanuck]

Suarez will score his first goal today. Quote my words.

As soon as I saw Pedro starting I said the same thing, he will setup Luisito's first!

 

[Hamzah]

Perfectly magisterial strikeforce

 

[KingMessi]

Perfectly magisterial strikeforce

Bernie must be so happy.

 

[Icarium]

Resting Xavi was fine but Neymar, Busquets and Mathieu should've started..

Mathieu is also understandable only thing is busi. He needs some momentum. Anyway we will have rested xavi for valencia game. Rested xavi = world domination.

 

[Zebulun]

montoya not even in the lineup....

 

[Heisenberg is cooking]

Terrible line up. Enrique style. Rafinha has proved to be a failure, at least a huge disapointment. Pique? Dosent Even deserve the bench. Alves? Nothing more to say. Where is neymar? He should start and then be substituted when we lead comfortably.

 

[Irish_Cules]

I'm happy to to see Masch in midfield. Not sure about the combination of Masch-Rakitic-Rafinha as a whole though. It's certainly not built for a possession game anyway.

 

[KingMessi]

Terrible line up. Enrique style. Rafinha has proved to be a failure, at least a huge disapointment. Pique? Dosent Even deserve the bench. Alves? Nothing more to say. Where is neymar? He should start and then be substituted when we lead comfortably.

Rafinha has been injured a lot though. He hasn't really gotten a chance to show us what he's got. And Neymar has played several matches in a row.

 

[NotInHere]

montoya not even in the lineup....

oh jeez, his soooo much better than alves right? We dont have many options

 

[Kohe321]

Terrible line up. Enrique style. Rafinha has proved to be a failure, at least a huge disapointment. Pique? Dosent Even deserve the bench. Alves? Nothing more to say. Where is neymar? He should start and then be substituted when we lead comfortably.

Way too early to conclude.

 

[pacp_96]

Mathieu is also understandable only thing is busi. He needs some momentum. Anyway we will have rested xavi for valencia game. Rested xavi = world domination.

What if he's rested against Valencia as well

 

[Zebulun]

I'm happy to to see Masch in midfield. Not sure about the combination of Masch-Rakitic-Rafinha as a whole though. It's certainly not built for a possession game anyway.

We dont play possession anyway, no matter what the stats say, we're now a counterattacking team.

 

[KingMessi]

What if he's rested against Valencia as well

He'll be rested for the match against PSG?

 

[pacp_96]

He'll be rested for the match against PSG?

You can never have to much rest