Barcelona H CL Pre match thread {merged}

[blablabla7]

Why should City be afraid of Barcelona?? I read some German newspaper today and their headline is "Duel of giants in Manchester" and thats what it is for me as I am not from UK and i can be objective :) City has a great squad and they are playing quality football. That said I think Nasri should not be risked and 30 minutes against a tired Barcelona should be enough for him and also it is too early for Dinho..so for me :
-----------------Hart---------

Zab--Kompany--Lescot--Clichy

----------Garcia---Yaya--------

---Navas-------Jovetic------Silva

---------------Negredo

and subs Nasri fo sure and the others depending on the game..if city is leading mybe Fernandinho to strengthen the middlefield :)

 

[Cobwebcat]

League Cup Final even more so. To have any players come back into the team too early and then miss Wembley would be a blow to both the league games and the final.

More important my ass. Ask SM did he buy City for Stoke game alike, or Barcelona one.

Trophies????....If you believe that earlier tweet it looks like Fernandinho might not be risked.

Could be instead of Garcia?

Probably crap tweet

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

City are back :)

defo...remember the days when we could only dream about fixtures like this

 

[Andouble]

Kolarov playing more forward has worked a bit better this year than in the past (albeit it's only been for small portions of a game).

I remember a few years back he started in midfield at Old Trafford and it was a disaster.

 

[kp789]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQ-ViNE_qQ[/youtube]

 

[Damocles]

Daniel Taylor ‏@DTguardian 1m

Unconfirmed - so slightly reluctant tweet - but told Clichy and Kolarov (left-mid) may both start for #MCFC tonight #unconfirmed

i know milners not playing as he is suspended...was thinking garcia....

Zabba is more than capable of making Neymar wish he'd stayed back in Spain, but I guess it might require both Kolarov and Clichy to keep Messi in his place.

-----------Hart----------

Zab--Kompany--MDM---Clichy

Silva---Ferdi---Yaya---Kolarov

-------Jovetic----Negredo----

Wouldn't risk Nasri's fitness from the start, I like the idea of Kolarov against Alves and Jovetic can drop deeper to take Biscuits out of the game.

It's how I'd go.

[bigimg]http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/s6kCSsfp_Tk/hqdefault.jpg[/bigimg]

 

[Proelia]

If kolorov starts on the wing we will lose badly

 

[Cobwebcat]

Trust in Pelle

 

[Damocles]

If kolorov starts on the wing we will lose badly

Good to see some sensible and non-kneejerk opinions here, can't wait for the match thread.

 

[kp789]

City are back :)

defo...remember the days when we could only dream about fixtures like this

From Moss Rose to the Nou Camp