The previous of the party: Manchester City vs Barcelona (20:45 / 8:45 PM)
The previous of the party: Manchester City vs Barcelona (20:45 / 8:45 PM)
Published New:23/02/2015 - 18:19h
Updated New:23/02/2015 - 18:19h
The Barça confronts this Tuesday (20.45h, TV3/TVE) to the Manchester City in the gone of eighth of final of the Champions. After the defeat in front of the Málaga, the Barcelona team faces the resumption of the Champions with win to raise and had to offer his best version
The FC Barcelona returns this Tuesday to the UEFA Champions League (20:45 / 8:45 PM) with a proof of maximum level: the visit to the field of the Manchester City in the party of gone of the eighth of final. It will be a duel that will open the decisive stretch of the season, where win and lose the titles. Definitely, one of the marked appointments in red in the calendar from does months and that arrives three days after the unexpected defeat in the League in front of the Málaga and that put end to a glorious series of eleven consecutive victories of the team culé.
Since it celebrated the draw of eighth, has spoken a lot of of the City-Barça. Surely it is one of the eliminatory more attractive of this phase. The ambitious English project topa with the reliability of the Catalans, presents in six of the last seven semifinals of the maximum continental competition. It joins them an offensive potential descomunal and the predilection by the football of attack. The Manchester, without Touré that will not play by sanction, will receive to the team of Luis Enrique after golear to the Newcastle (5-0) in the Premier and recortar distances with the leader, Chelsea of Mourinho.
The Barça presents to the appointment in his best moment. In spite of the inopportune defeat against the Málaga, the Barcelona have chained until eleven consecutive victories in the twelve last parties and has attained a game and some favourable results for the confidence. Besides, Luis Enrique has to almost all the staff to his disposal. Only Douglas and Vermaelen remained in Barcelona. Like this then , it expects to a Barça with his "eleven" of gala, led by the trident Messi-Suárez-Neymar and with the novelties of Mascherano and Rakitic, acting in the last party.
The Manchester City, by his part, faces for the second time in his history some eighth of final of the League of Champions -the first was the past season and also against the Barça-. However, it does not treat of a team inexperto. It is a full group of stars in all the lines and with many old known of the Spanish League. Beginning by the trainer Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean has the safe drop of Toure Yayá, key in the midfield. The past season, the Barcelona certified the pass to chambers of the competition after surpassing to the English group (0-2 and 2-1). In this occasion, Pellegrini after taking the reins of the group of Manchester has between eyebrow and eyebrow do happen to the team of eighth, a milestone that still have not reached never.
This Tuesday the two teams will look for the best possible result to sentence in the turn in the Camp Nou (18 March). By part of the Barcelona, mark in the Etihad Stadium can mean step of giant. The goals will be today a very esteemed treasure.
SEE ON-LINE - Time and TV of the Manchester City-Barcelona
In Spain, the Man. City-Barça can see in direct (Tuesday 24 February from the 20:45 hours / 8:45 PM) through The 1 of Spanish Television and TV3. Also it can see on-line through Rtve.es and Esport3, that will offer the meeting with access from any PC, tablet or smartphone (only for accesses from Spain). Besides, different portals like Rojadirecta, Bwin or Justin TV offer to see in streaming the party through platforms P2P (international signal).
Possible alignments of the Manchester City-Barça
The announcement of Luis Enrique for the party against the Manchester City form it: Ter Stegen, Bravo, Masip, Montoya, Hammered, Rakitic, Sergio, Xavi, Pedro, Iniesta, Luis Suárez, Messi, Neymar, Rafinha, Mascherano, Bartra, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Adriano, Alves and Mathieu. Only they have remained in Catalan earths the lesionados Vermaelen and Douglas.
Technical index card of the party Manchester City vs FC Barcelona
Party: Manchester City vs FC Barcelona
Competition: UEFA Champions League - Gone 1/8 final
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium (47.726 viewers).
Schedules and television: Tuesday 24 February, 20:45h / 8:45 PM
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).
Statistics: All the numbers of the FC Barcelona 2014-2015
Calendar 2014-15: League BBVA, Champions League, Glass of Rey
