CL | Round of 16: PSG - FC Barcelona (5-2 agg)

[BarcaOG]

We're still favourites assuming defense plays up to standard.

nice to see u barcaman

 

[Vilarrubi]

Should he say "I don't trust my CBs, I think we'll concede 8 goals" instead?

FTFY.....

He’s just showing faith in his players I get it. Let’s hope Umtiti and Lenglet take motivation from it and don’t put on a clown show.

 

[serghei]

Dest should start. I'd rather have Junior Firpo at RB than fucking Umtiti - Lenglet as a CB pair. That is a disaster waiting to happen. Umtiti cause 4 goals vs Granada and Sevilla. What do you think will happen vs PSG ffs. Not to mention that this time he will play next to Lenglet, not Araujo.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Dest should start. I'd rather have Junior Firpo at RB than fucking Umtiti - Lenglet as a CB pair. That is a disaster waiting to happen. Umtiti cause 4 goals vs Granada and Sevilla. What do you think will happen vs PSG ffs. Not to mention that this time he will play next to Lenglet, not Araujo.

I agree. Lenglet and Umtiti will never work. It's going to be suicide.

 

[ViscaFCB]

Doubt Umtiti and Lenglet will both start. Koeman knows that won't work; specially since Mbappe will be Koeman's main worry. If Dest is fit he will start and Mingueza will partner at the back w Lenglet.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Doubt Umtiti and Lenglet will both start. Koeman knows that won't work; specially since Mbappe will be Koeman's main worry. If Dest is fit he will start and Mingueza will partner at the back w Lenglet.

That's what I am hoping. Mingueza can at least challenge PSG forwards physically. Umtiti no.

 

[Rassvet]

This is probably the best lineup we can hope for although I would rather have Puig over Busi: MATS, Dest, Mingueza, Lenglet, Alba, Frenkie, Busquets, Pedri, Dembele, Messi, Griezmann.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

This is probably the best lineup we can hope for although I would rather have Puig over Busi: MATS, Dest, Mingueza, Lenglet, Alba, Frenkie, Busquets, Pedri, Dembele, Messi, Griezmann.

Hopefully next summer we can replace Busi. It's been too long. He served us well, but it's time..

 

[Birdy]

If not Lenglet-Umtiti, then the only alternative is Mingueza-Umtiti, with Dest starting at RB. But if Koeman thinks Dest is not fit to play the whole game, Migueza will play RB and Lenglet-Umtit it is.
I don't think Pique has any chance of even coming off the bench, let alone starting. When a player is out for 3 months, it doesn't really matter if he managed to complete a training session.

Now, the only positive of the absences of Di Maria and Neymar is that those killer through-balls to Mbape cannot be played.
But Paredes and Veratti can still play good through-balls to him...

 

[Slevinn]

I hope the team doesn?t collapse when we concede an early goal.

Think it will be 1-3 or something and game over for us.

 

[Richard.H]

I hope the team doesn?t collapse when we concede an early goal.

Very good point. We need to do everything possible to avoid them scoring in the first half. I will say if it stays 0-0 in fist half, then we may have a good shot. Can see them cracking under pressure but same holds true for our backline.

 

[KingLeo10]

We're going to get blown away. As per usual in the CL these days.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

I hope the team doesn?t collapse when we concede an early goal.

Think it will be 1-3 or something and game over for us.

That's something Koeman has improved. We can make comebacks.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Very good point. We need to do everything possible to avoid them scoring in the first half. I will say if it stays 0-0 in fist half, then we may have a good shot. Can see them cracking under pressure but same holds true for our backline.

PSG could crack under pressure too. Verratti especially.

 

[Rassvet]

That's something Koeman has improved. We can make comebacks.

comebacks against Betis and Granada? We had better ones under EV. Our record vs top teams under RK has been crap for the most part. The only win vs a top team was against Juve and we undid that by crumbling at home to them.