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Xavi analyses the eliminatory Manchester United-Barça line by line

Published:10/04/2019 - 08:27h

Updated:10/04/2019 - 08:27h

The FC Barcelona struggles for going back to conquer the Champions, and some legends will be supporting him from the distance. Xavi Hernández has valued the duel against the Manchester United in quarter-finals and has made an analysis of both teams line by line

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The FC Barcelona has the Champions like one of the big aims of the season, and in his way has crossed the Manchester United. The Catalans premièred the eliminatory of quarter-finals like main favourites to put in 'semis', but no fían of the English group and know that they will have to take it very seriously if they want to be in the following round.

Further to have an exhaustive preparation to be to the height of the commitment, to the Barcelona are arriving them councils and opinions of all the corners of the world, and already are several legends and/or players that went through the Camp Nou those that have spoken of a crossing of maximum interest in Europe. After the Guardiola, Ibrahimovic or Deulofeu, in this occasion has touched him to another crack that is an authentic expert in football.

Xavi Hernández has 'wetted' on the duel between culés and 'network devils', and has made an analysis line by line. The midfield player of the To the-Sadd has valued to the footballers of one and another team, and in an interview for the 'Daily Mirror' has ensured that in the line that sees more equality is the goal. These have been his notes:

The analysis of Xavi on the United-Barça

Goal

For Xavi, David of Gea is one of the best: "it is not of extrañar that the Manchester United was so interested in retaining it. It is a player of big quality, but what have seen with him is that often it comes up in this type of parties. It achieved resulted for the United in the past that would not have had to obtain thanks to his performance. It can do stopped of which few goalkeepers of the world are able to do, and the United goes to need that it was in his best level".

But Marc-André Ter Stegen left him impressed: "I Saw to Ter Stegen in his first day in the club and memory that impressed me his qualities immediately. Since, it has turned into one of the best goalkeepers of the world. Has a lot of experience in the big parties, is very professional and knows how handle in the big occasions".

Defence

For the Catalan, the saga is one of the weak points of this United: "This is not one of the big defences of the Manchester United, do not have this big leader in the half of the defence that had in so many of his big teams of the past. They will have to do one of his big defensive performances of the season if they wish to have some hope to obtain a good result in front of the Barça".

Although it also has given a touch of attention to the Barça: "This season the Barcelona has conceded more goals of the normal and this will give to the Manchester United some hope, am safe. In parties like east, need a leader and a player as I Hammered, that commissions that the rest of the team keep calm and sober. It has won it all and he can be this leader".

Centre of the field

As it was to expect, the look to the medullary goes through Paul Pogba: "it Depends a lot of Pogba. Since the new trainer has done charge of the team, seems a new player, seems this type of player by which Manchester United paid all this money. If they want to be competitive in the centre of the field, will have to show his physical command, and this also will give him confidence to the rest of midfield players that surround it".

But Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic does not have at all that envy him: "there is so much experience and so much talent in the centre of the field of the Barcelona that am safe that they will look for to control the centre of the field in the two parties. The players like Busquets and Rakitic know what needs to do charge of the midfield in the big European parties and expect that they dominate".

Forward

To Xavi concerns him the speed of the English to the against: "This is a zone in which the Manchester United really can cause a problem to the Barcelona. Lukaku Is a big physical threat and afterwards have players like Martial and Rashford that have a lot of speed, a lot of quality and both can mark goals".

Although it also thinks that they have to fear to Leo Messi and Luis Suárez: "Messi follows improving, is the best of all and this season sees him so dangerous as always. When he is like this, is impossible to remain quiet. Suárez also has a lot of experience playing in front of the Manchester United and achieve goals in this party would mean a lot for him".

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