The draw of the Champions League that celebrated does some weeks placed to the winner of the eliminatory between the FC Barcelona and the Naples against the winner of another of the duels of eighth, the one who confronted to the Bayern of Munich against Chelsea. Finally, the most predictable prognoses fulfilled and the Catalans will see the faces against the Bavarians in quarter-finals.
On the paper, the Bayern of Munich is the big favourite to happen to the semifinals, since the German group has won the 12 parties that has played after the confinement, going out champion of the Bundesliga and of the Glass of Germany. With Robert Lewandowski exultant and a team that plays a football of big quality, the majority sees to the germanos like favourites.
But, to internal level, the Bayern of Munich has very clear that the FC Barcelona also is a very dangerous rival. In the first place, by the 'factor Leo Messi', that is able to decide parties with an alone played but, second, because a team with players of world-wide size backs him. Something that knows Hans-Dieter Flick, trainer of the German group, and like this expressed it in the room of press.
The technician of the Bayern of Munich is conscious of the potential that has the best footballer of the planet, but also knows that his approach does not have to base only in detaining him to him. "We can not us fix only in Leo Messi. Have other players of big quality, it is necessary to watch to all the footballers, as we have done today against Chelsea", commented in the room of press.
In spite of that the Bayern of Munich is the big favourite for the party, Hans-Dieter Flick has clear that his team can not pose the meeting from the point of view of what has played up to now. "We respect to all the rivals. We go to prepare us well, as against any rival", ensured the technician of the Bavarians, that knows that to a party all the eliminatory equalise .
A FC Barcelona with options
Leo Messi showed that it is in a moment of total concentration, but also there were other positive appearances. The defensive system of the FC Barcelona worked quite better that in previous parties in spite of the quality of the rival and, in the medullary, noticed a lot the return of a Frenkie of Jong that went of the best. With the return of Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal, the team will have more resources.