CL | Quarter Final - 1st leg: Juventus - FC Barcelona 3-0

[iniesta_8]

They dont have Morata anymore

Remember last year Juve would have eliminated Bayern if Moratas proper goal was not disalowed!

 

[dakt]

I don't have fears, it is 80:20 for us.

Juve may be strong in general, but their strengths won't work against us.

They are not too attacking team, they won't have more possession than us.
They can only defend well.

I would be more scared of Bayern, Real and Atletico.
I would be even more scared of Monaco and Borussia against us (than against Juventus). Those guys are crazy attacking teams.
They can win and lose 4:0 or 0:4 against anyone.
On their night, Borussia or Monaco could score 2-3-4 goals against us (if we are in horrible form).

With Juve, even if you are in horrible form, it will end 1:0 or 2:0 at max.

Anyway, we are going through.

You are forgetting that they kicked out RM in 2015.

 

[Richard.H]

I don't have fears, it is 80:20 for us.

Juve may be strong in general, but their strengths won't work against us.

They are not too attacking team, they won't have more possession than us.
They can only defend well.

I would be more scared of Bayern, Real and Atletico.
I would be even more scared of Monaco and Borussia against us (than against Juventus). Those guys are crazy attacking teams.
They can win and lose 4:0 or 0:4 against anyone.
On their night, Borussia or Monaco could score 2-3-4 goals against us (if we are in horrible form).

With Juve, even if you are in horrible form, it will end 1:0 or 2:0 at max.

Anyway, we are going through.

BBZ.... optimistic.... is this real life?

 

[Barcilliant]

Juve will go through. We are not in form and PSG win papered over the cracks.

Juve are defensively solid and look prepared.

I have a feeling this will be like the 2004? Qf where we threw the kitchen sink at them and still lost.

 

[BBZ8800]

You are forgetting that they kicked out RM in 2015.

We are not RM
Imo, each team has different teams which don't suit them.

Atletico will knock out Barca in a CL.
And bend over for Real.

Juve could cause way more damage to RM than us, imo.

Juve will go through. We are not in form and PSG win papered over the cracks.

Juve are defensively solid and look prepared.

I have a feeling this will be like the 2004? Qf where we threw the kitchen sink at them and still lost.

That was 2003.
Plus, look at our team.
GK Bonano, no comment.
Rb Puyol
Cms 23 years old Xavi and 21 years old Motta vs Nedved/Tachinardi/Davids
Our key players and the fastest guys were 33 years old Lucho and 30 years old Overmars.

In attack flop youngster Saviola (who never achieved anything later in his career after a flop at Barca) and always hot-cold Kluivert.

We ended 6th in La liga that season with 56 points.
22 behind Real Madrid (78 points).
We had 15 wins in 38 matches in La liga.

Juventus won Seria A with their all star team.

http://www.football-lineups.com/match/119244/

This was the weakest Barca ever.

 

[RMU ReBorn]

So we got match fixing scums in Qf .. Hopefully we get a away goal to settle it in the first leg itself

 

[RMU ReBorn]

I do think we might get killed a lot by those mid table English teams via corners and set piece if we play them more regularly.

on current form playing Alba will be like starting a match with one goal deficit . He will definitely concede from set piece . He simply can't win Ariel duel's even if his life depends on that .

 

[serghei]

Atletico didn't bend over for Madrid in CL. In both finals Madrid were very lucky not to lose. [MENTION=16942]BBZ8800[/MENTION], you speak as if Madrid beat Atletico 4-0, 4-0, when in fact they were seconds away from losing in 2014, and drew 1-1 with an offside goal in 2016. I woudn't call that 'bent over'. Also, Madrid didn't play a 2 legged game in CL with the return leg on Calderon yet, like we did 2 times.

 

[raskolnikov]

I keep forgetting that Neymar goal in the 2015 final. In my mind we won 2-1 with that Suarez winner.

 

[Marchisio8]

Stats: Since Juventus Stadium was built in 2011. 149 matches, 118 wins, 26 draws, 5 defeats for Juventus

Only 1 defeat in Champions League. Against the treble winning Bayern in 2013.

 

[FC B]

Stats: Since Juventus Stadium was built in 2011. 149 matches, 118 wins, 26 draws, 5 defeats for Juventus

Only 1 defeat in Champions League. Against the treble winning Bayern in 2013.

Barca doesn't need a win at Juventus stadium but what it needs is not losing and not losing badly. Even a 2-0 win for Juve in the first leg would be a bad and hard to overtun loss for Barca, they ain't no PSG, that's for sure!

 

[gasgas]

Allow them to score a goal and watch all things fall apart

 

[Ghostmaster]

This will be tough without Busi, Gomes starting is a real possibility here

 

[serghei]

This will be tough without Busi, Gomes starting is a real possibility here

Mascherano will probably start at DM. Would be the wise decision.

 

[raskolnikov]

Mascherano will probably start at DM. Would be the wise decision.

That means Smokey at the back. I prefer bob at dmf.