Barcelona Vs City Pre Match Thread

[Dave S]

Never been so apprehensive going into a City game before but I just can't see anything other then us being well beaten, I always try and be optimistic where City are concerned but I just can't see City doing what is necessary to qualify for the next round.

Barca 3-0 City

I'm apprehensive going to any game lately.

 

[Blue Til Death]

In one of our best veins of form we had no strikers but were winning with ease..! Anyway I've got £10 on City to win 3-2 at 41-1... ;-))

 

[Musampa 209]

It HAS to be 451.

Hart
Sagna Kompany Mangala Kolarov
Navas Yaya Fernando Fernandinho Silva
Aguero

442 with Dzeko in there and i'd probably laugh rather than get angry at it

 

[Lizard201]

We don't suit 442 we are a much better team when we play silvia off aguero

 

[tonea2003]

It HAS to be 451.

Hart
Sagna Kompany Mangala Kolarov
Navas Yaya Fernando Fernandinho Silva
Aguero

442 with Dzeko in there and i'd probably laugh rather than get angry at it

its so obviously the wrong tactic it would be a joke if he did it again

 

[Juan King]

We will play 4-4-2 & win the game through two headed corners!

I'm going to the match but don't expect too much. It would be just like City to play a blinder & get through though after such a shite display against Burnley.

Finishing the game with 11 players & not having given a penalty away would be a bonus.

 

[Happy Feet]

4 4 2 0-5

 

[Rorz88]

Personally, I'd go with something like this:

----------------------Hart------------------------
Sagna--Kompany--Mangala--Kolarov
----------------------Yaya----------------------
----Fernandinho--------Milner-----------
Navas---------------------------Silva--------
--------------------Aguero---------------------

Irrespective of formations and team selections, though, we're going to have to work our balls off. If we do, we have a decent chance - we saw in the second half of the first leg that they don't like being pressed, and it would be very much 'typical City' to go there in our current form and put in a performance. If we're not prepared to work hard though, it could be a long, painful, even embarrassing night.

This is the team I would go for too

 

[LHarper]

Interesting to see that Malaga, the only team to beat Barcelona recently went with a 4-4-2 in the game at the Nou Camp.

I'm sure their players were a lot more disciplined than us and worked harder as a unit.

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/football...legrini-manchester-city-javi-gracia-barcelona

I'd go with the team below and hope we can be creative at times and run hard into space when we win the ball back.

Hart
Zabaleta Kompany Mangala Clichy
Navas Fernandinho Yaya Milner
Silva
Aguero

 

[kevodevo]

Interesting to see that Malaga, the only team to beat Barcelona recently went with a 4-4-2 in the game at the Nou Camp.

I'm sure their players were a lot more disciplined than us and worked harder as a unit.

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/football...legrini-manchester-city-javi-gracia-barcelona

I'd go with the team below and hope we can be creative at times and run hard into space when we win the ball back.

Hart
Zabaleta Kompany Mangala Clichy
Navas Fernandinho Yaya Milner
Silva
Aguero

Sadly Clichy is banned is he not?