Lliga: Elche CF - FC Barcelona 0-6

[hardyboy]

The midfield looks too weak...Busi or Iniesta should've started...

 

[messi2140]

Pedro as striker ? or will it be Messi ?

 

[DonAK]

Suarez benched on his birthday

 

[instinct]

Masche Xavi Rafinha and Bartra!

 

[te amo barca]

Good line-up.

 

[pacp_96]

Another good selection Lucho. Well done.

 

[SocalBarcaFan]

Why no Luis???

And Messi back in the center means he will probably be marked and closed down.

That's what I worry about but not for Messi individually but moreso the team. I really love tactical variation of messi on the right and Suarez playing like a target man to link the midfield and wings together. Not saying we won't win but I'm just a little more nervous about it.

 

[Antimadridista1]

Messi not playing as a winger means that Xavi/Masche/Rafinha will have a very important role in creating occasions and giving good balls to the forwards.
Hope that Pedro won't be frustrating.
Vamos! Good line-up Lucho .

 

[hardyboy]

By looking at that line-up i feel Lucho took this game way too lightly. We won against them 4-0 the other week but he doesn't realize that in that game they played with some of their academy payers. This is different, they are now battling religation. They will give it their all in this game and i'm afraid it will be very tough to win...

 

[Barcaman]

Lucho rotates half the team. arty1:

Atletico awaits us at Calderon next week. Only sane thing to do

 

[Luftstalag14]

By looking at that line-up i feel Lucho took this game way too lightly. We won against them 4-0 the other week but he doesn't realize that in that game they played with some of their academy payers. This is different, they are now battling religation. They will give it their all in this game and i'm afraid it will be very tough to win...

Exactly my fear.

 

[Gohan]

A bit of a meh line up.. Good to see Xavi starting, no Busi aand Pedrito and Rafinha are playing

aand Bartra starts!

 

[slvtn]

Lineup is okay. The game against Atletico will be tough and the squad is good enough to beat Elche, although I don't expect it to be as high as in the last two Copa games.
Maybe Lucho realized that next week will be a key game. If we can beat Atletico one more time it will be a huge step to win CdR. League seems doable and doubtable at the same time, CL is out of question.

 

[Flavia]

It's a good lineup, considering the game we have next, against atletico. But it's a must win game too. Hopefully it will work.

 

[Alik]

I like the lineup as well. Hopefully we score early, then we can sub in the rest.