Champions League: FC Barcelona - Paris Saint Germain 3-1

[hamad138]

line up Looks ok for me , but Pedro?

Lets see

 

[KingMessi]

He loves to be "inventive" in big matches. That's worrying to me.

To be fair, Alves getting suspended forced his hand. You can't play Doglass against PSG. Montoya hasn't played in ages. And Adriano is Glassiano and is actually a quite bad defender when truly tested.

 

[Sumlit]

It could work, don't everyone go negative off the bat. If he plays the two CDM as a pivot and not Busi as a CM, and with Pedro there for added width, might be more stable and balanced than the one vs Valencia. Iniesta is there as well. We'll see.

 

[DonAK]

What I am really worried about is whether they actually have trained with this formation. I hope Lucho didn't just tell the players an hour before the game like vs RM.

 

[KingMessi]

What I am really worried about is whether they actually have trained with this formation. I hope Lucho didn't just tell the players an hour before the game like vs RM.

I'm sure they have. Bartra has been playing defensive RB in training. That's similar to RCB's role in a 3 man defense.

 

[instinct]

It could work, don't everyone go negative off the bat. If he plays the two CDM as a pivot and not Busi as a CM, and with Pedro there for added width, might be more stable and balanced than the one vs Valencia. Iniesta is there as well. We'll see.

this.

Iniesta is far more creative than Xavi and we lacked creativity in the game vs Valencia. The only worrying thing is that Alba is missing. Don't know how Mathieu vs Lucas will turn out...

 

[El_e8]

You do realize when this lineup by some miracle works his gonna use it next time only to get absolutely schooled by real manager?

 

[putogusiluz8]

My body is almost ready.. I need a cigarette.

 

[JamDav1982]

You do realize when this lineup by some miracle works his gonna use it next time only to get absolutely schooled by real manager?

Well done on setting out conditions that Lucho cant win fom this.

This place has become insanely negative.

 

[Hellsangel]

Barcelona line-up (official): TerStegen - Pedro Pique Bartra Mathieu - Busquets Mascherano Iniesta - Messi Suarez Neymar #fcblive

In two years time we have gone from fielding no center backs to playing 4.

 

[KingMessi]

It's Lucho's 3-2-3-2/3-4-3 the journalists were going nuts over in the summer.

---Bartra---Pique---Mathieu
------Busi-----Masche-------
--Pedro------------Iniesta---
----------Messi---------------
-----Suarez-----Neymar-----

 

[Alik]

You do realize when this lineup by some miracle works his gonna use it next time only to get absolutely schooled by real manager?

He'll just invent something else for the next big match.

Anyways, this should be interesting.

 

[Sumlit]

this.

Iniesta is far more creative than Xavi and we lacked creativity in the game vs Valencia. The only worrying thing is that Alba is missing. Don't know how Mathieu vs Lucas will turn out...

Well, Alba got roasted by Lucas in Paris last time.

 

[Zebulun]

Rac1 apparently says that Pedro is not a RB.

3-4-3 guys.

IT'S HAPPENING

if only we had cuadrado or adama to pin back their fullback and left midfield, pedro has to have a massive game today.

 

[KingMessi]

I would have flipped the lineup and played Alba as LM on the left side instead of Pedro at RM. But I'm not Lucho, so...