Pelle isnt learning, dont expect very different game in Nou Camp. Barca will score first most likely then we surely will have to go all out leaving big spaces behind to risk it all and its not hard to see whats gonna happen with the pace of Neymar, Messi on the counter.
I thought the clean sheet at home is the most important in this tie, Pelle clearly thought if other way.He setup the team like it was Newcastle not Barca.
Overall I think this game was still closer to 1-3 than 2-2 even tho we had some chanced we really should have scored or create a big chance. Lucky with the pen in the end.
Pelle has a really awful record vs Barca, maybe like 20 games played and lost 95% of them maybe. Something like this...
Wasnt optimistic before the tie as Barca is a better side but there are ways when weaker sides can make it hell for stronger sides. Atletico etc.
We are very far from making the it like hell for Barca. They comfortably will go to next round probably with two wins. And then wouldnt surprise me if they got a Juventus and would have a harder tie than this one even tho Juve squad not as good as ours. Certainly nowhere as expensive in prices or wages.
Especially until we try to outplay them in an attractive way. For that we probably have to get rid half of first team more. Pogba in, Milner out, Nasri out Hazard in, Dzeko/Bony out, Sánchez in, Clichy out top class LB in, a top classCB in as well etc.
So yeah apart from Silva, Yaya, Kun not much else left. Maybe Zab/Vinnie if they able to improve their very shit form.