Manchester City-FC Barcelona in eighth by second consecutive year

As it already occurred the past season, the FC Barcelona will see again the faces with the Manchester City, valid champion of the English League, in the eighth of final of the League of Champions. The Barcelona team will play the turn in the Camp Nou

Ticket - Gone in Manchester City vs FC Barcelona
Ticket - Gone in FC Barcelona vs Manchester City

To the Barça has touched him the most dangerous rival possible in the draw of the eighth of final of the League of Champions. By second consecutive season, the Barcelona team will see them to him with the Manchester City in the first eliminatory direct, that will play between 17 February and on 18 March 2015. The turn will play in the Camp Nou.

The Manchester City is at present the second classified of Ties it English Premier, to three points of Chelsea. After an irregular start, the team of Manuel Pellegrini has reencontrado his best version and already chains seven triumphs followed. His big figure, the Argentinian Sergio Agüero, is at present lesionado, but his turn foresees for mediated of January. The one who himself will be a significant drop by the party of gone, in the Etihad Stadium, will be the ex Barcelona Touré Yaya, that is sanctioned.

If to the Barça has touched him the most dangerous rival, the Madrilenian representatives have gone out more favoured in the draw. To the Athletic of Madrid has touched him the Bayer Leverkusen whereas to the Real Madrid, valid champion, also will have a rival of the Bundesliga, the Schalke 04.

Zubi: "It will be a big eliminatory"

Andoni Zubizarreta, the sportive director, has fit the result of the draw with sportsmanship: "it will be a big eliminatory, with a big rival. It is a team that know a lot because between other things his sportive director is Txiki Begiristain, that was tied a lot of years to the Barça. When you come to the draw know that it can touch you any one and have to be ready", said. "We always compete from the idea to want the ball and go to attack. We go growing. Of here to February remain a lot of parties and situations and will see as we arrive, but obviously, want to be in quarter-finals".

Txiki Begiristain, sportive director of the Manchester City, valued like this the crossing against his ex team: ?It does not like us a lot confront us to the Barcelona. We had preferred a less strong crossing. We have recovered the confidence with the victories in front of Bayern and Rome. Now we expect to arrive in the best form to the duel against the Barcelona, that is the only form to be able to win them?.

The result of the draw has been the following:

Paris Saint-Germain - Chelsea
Manchester City- FC Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen - At. Madrid
Juventus - Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04 - Real Madrid
Shakhtar Donetsk - Bayern Munich
Arsenal - Monaco
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