After being one of the fixed in the new FC Barcelona of Ernesto Valverde, Paulinho has seen reduced his minutes in the last meetings of the Catalans. Without that this was a negative symptom, has changed with the visit to Ipurua, and in addition to being headline against the Eibar, the Brazilian could be important against Chelsea.
The similarities between the parties of LaLiga and the Champions -by climatological conditions and style of the rival- will be a good essay for the important challenge in Stamford Bridge, and with his usual reinforcement out of house, the Txingurri would have opted for putting muscle with the presence of the Brazilian midfield player.
His usual command of the line of means has menguado against the group armero, since the proposal of José Luis Mendilibar has noqueado to the culés during the first-half. Although Leo Messi and Luis Suárez have showed so lethal as always, the one of Sao Paulo has seen limited his usual offensive adventures.
Vital duel
With the aim to be in the following round of the Champions, the Barça knows that it has to take out a positive result of his clash against Chelsea. With a challenge importantísimo against the valid champion of the Premier, the contest of Paulinho is in all the quinielas on the eleven headline in Stamford Bridge. In front of a more physical bet of the pupilos of Antonio Conte, the help of the ex of the Guangzhou to Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic can be indispensable. It will be necessary to expect.