Chris in London
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pfazz said:Over in the barca.com forum they are saying things like, this is the hardest possible draw for them and are showing a lot of respect to our squad and chances.
For example...........
We could easily be thrashed here, even if Messi is 100% he will be surrounded by Kompany Fernandinho Yaya, he will get no space. So it will be up to Neymar or Alexis to do something. Our midfield will get over run I reckon by the pace and strength of their midfield, and our defence definitely won't be able to cope with their attack. Overall I am not confident
I doubt this, TBF.
One thing Barca know is that if they can go to the Nou Camp level, or maybe just behind or just ahead, they have the ability in front of their own fans to get the win they need. Their objective will be to make sure they do not get battered so badly that the tie is out of reach. They will fancy themselves on their own turf just as we do on ours, so their mission will be to stay in the tie.
Their game plan will be to stop our flair players running away with it. So I suspect we will see a lot more of Mascherano and Xavi than of neymar and messi. If they nick a goal or two on the break it will be a bonus for them.