The FC Barcelona, to by another big hit in Champions League

MESSI, BIG ARGUMENT OF THE BARÇA

Sporting-Barça: In search of another 'hit' in the Champions

Published:25/09/2017 - 09:15h

Updated:27/09/2017 - 21:35h

After the goleada lumbered with to the Juventus (3-0), the FC Barcelona faces the second day of the Champions League 2017-18 with the will to win in Lisbon and like this lead in solitary the Group D. Until four players can return to the eleven

The FC Barcelona goes on with the demanding calendar of September, and wishes to continue with the excellent dynamic winner that has carried him to achieve seven consecutive victories, six of them in LaLiga Santander and one in the première of the Champions League 2017-18 against the Juventus of Turín (3-0). The Sporting of Lisbon does not have the potential of the 'bianconeri', but is showing sobradamente in this start of season that is a solvent team, and that under the control of Jorge Jesus can put in problems to combined better. In spite of arriving after a tie against the Moreirense (1-1), the first 'prick' of the campaign 2017-18, the lisboetas want to give the big surprise in the Stadium José Alvalade.

At stake it will be the leadership in solitary of the Group D, since the Sporting already won to domicile in the first day to the Olympiakos (2-3). It will be east the second party that confront to Barça and Sporting in Lisbon (there was another in the Glass of the UEFA 1986). In the last crossing between both teams in earths lisboetas (26 November of the 2008), the Barça won with a conclusive 2-5, a first augurio of the 'sextete' with which would finish dominating during the back months the panorama futbolístico international under the control of Pep Guardiola. The things have changed since, but the Barça keeps on being lethal in all his lines, especially thanks to the magic of his main star, Leo Messi.

The Argentinian star finds crossing a moment of spectacular form and between League and Champions has marked this season 11 goals in seven parties. On the other hand, Luis Suárez saw again goal in front of the Girona in League (0-3) and will arrive with the will to give continuity to the series goleadora, when having remained 'dry' in the first parties of the season 2017-18. In the alignment title of the FC Barcelona will have fit, with all probability, until four players that were not present in the eleven of the last meeting of League, and that therefore will arrive cool.

Novelties in the alignment of the Barça

It treats of Nelson Semedo, Gerard Hammered, Gerard Deulofeu and Sergio Busquets, those who could be accompanied by Ter Stegen, Umtiti, Alba, Rakitic, Iniesta, Messi and Suárez to form the eleven of gala of the Barça waiting for that Ousmane Dembélé recover in the next months. The one who also will have some option to play is André Gomes, that only has had minutes delivered in parties and if it finish being headline will measure to the one who does years was his trainer, Jorge Jesus, that did him debut in the elite with the Benfica.

Denis Suárez, Sergi Roberto, Paulinho and Mascherano also have options to have minutes because of the big been so that they are exhibiting, by what Ernesto Valverde will not have easy decisions on the 'green'. Like curiosity, fits to remember that in the eleven of the Sporting will be Jeremy Mathieu, ex player of the FC Barcelona, and also Fabio Coentrao, that already has confronted to the Barça in multiple occasions when it played in the Real Madrid. The Romanian Ovidiu Hategan will be the attendant to arbitrate the party between both teams, with the will of not being leading. The Barcelona, in definite, knows very very what has to do to win in Lisbon: follow playing as it is doing it.