Previa del FC Barcelona vs PSG de la Champions League

BARÇA, GO FOR ALL AT HOME

Barça defends the dream of the Champions League semi-finals against a PSG with a thirst for revenge

Published:15/04/2024 - 20:18h

Updated:16/04/2024 - 04:28h

FC Barcelona faces the most important match of the season against Paris Saint-Germain, at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys. The culés want to defend the result of the first leg (3-2) and maintain the dream of the Champions League

The FC Barcelona has arrived to the moment that any team expects in all the season. The ones of Xavi Hernández are to the doors to live a perfect spring putting in the most decisive phase of the Champions League. Have everything of favour to impose in his duel against the Paris Saint-Germain in the turn of the quarter-finals, after obtaining a significant victory in the Park of the Princes by 2-3.

The Barcelona are conscious that it is an opportunity of gold and will have to show his more effective version to achieve a feat that resists him to the club from the season 2018/2019 when they were victims of the traced back of the Liverpool. Since, the history in Europe has been starred by disappointments, defeats and dreams frustrated. The Barça wants to change it and results the most indicated moment.

This Tuesday 16 February, from the 21:00 hours (9:00 PM CEST), the blaugrana have an appointment with the history. It will be a bit 'far' of house, in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys, but supposes a very special appointment that raises the illusion of all the barcelonistas and that it can be the beginning of a feat epic papra a team that, in December and November, all gave by dead persons.

The Barça, to defend the dream

The Barça prepares to defend an advantage that anybody expected . In the capital of France imposed with the goals of Raphinha (2) and Christensen, in a night in which they flirted with the possibility of reencontrarse with his European ghosts after the PSG traced back the 0-1 initial with the goals of Dembélé and Vitinha in question of two minutes. They attained to impose no only to the PSG, but also to all the 'bad' that has accompanied them in these last years.

It is thus that this occasion presents like an only opportunity that can not desaprovechar. In Paris achieved to be upper to the ones of Luis Enrique in a splendid night in which they attained to minimise to Kylian Mbappé, maximizar the errors of the Parisian defence and find his weaknesses. The panorama was ideal and the aim is to repeat it in Montjuïc.

A doubt for resolving in the Barça

Xavi Hernández is forced to give continuity to his plan and there is an only doubt: How configure the centre of the field. They have remained without pivote of reference in front of the drops of Andreas Christensen and Sergi Roberto by accumulation of cards, reason by which will have to change the role of Frenkie of Jong or Ílkay Gündogan, those who will be, definitely, in the XI initial. Both rested in the visit to the Cádiz by LaLiga and present like the key players to lead the threads of the Catalan team.

They will be accompanied of, probably, Pedri González. It has been the big doubt of the Barça in the last days because they are varied the voices that coincide in that it is not, still, to face ninety minutes to the maximum level. The medical services do not want to risk, conscious that it is a player that tends to suffer relapses of his injuries, but his talent is indisputable. If it is available, will be headline. If no, it will be Fermín López the one who occupy his place.

Of rest, the trainer egarense will not change the formula with which already won in Paris. It will be Ter Stegen under the three sticks backed by a defence conformed by Koundé, Araújo, Cubarsí and Cancel. In this sector the paper of the French and charrúa will be vital, place aim to be the attendants -again- to defend to Kylian Mbappé. In the attack, on the other hand, will follow the same protagonists: Lamine Yamal for dinamizar the right band, Lewandowski like reference in the centre of the forward and Raphinha completing the square of the medullary and splitting like a 'false' extreme occupying the internal lanes.

Xavi no especula before the party

Xavi has left very clear that, in front of any stage, his team has to offer his best version. It is an obligation: "For us it is a very big opportunity like club. We play home, a factor in favour, Montjuïc has to receive a magic night like the ones of the Camp Nou. Luis Enrique no especulará, expect a party like the gone. Man to man, attack with high defensive line... It is necessary to have personality to happen. It will be brave, because has the need to win. I see it equalised. We are aroused. It is one of the teams and one of the better trainers of the world".