After a stunning comeback three weeks ago against PSG, Barcelona are all set to take on Juventus on Tuesday night in the Round of Eight. The match will be hosted at the home of the Serie A club Juventus.
The five time champions league winners were facing defeat with a 4-0 in the first round against PSG. Barcelona took the world by surprise when the match was overturned with six goals being scored in the dying minutes of the match. They moved on to the next round with a 6-1 victory and are now set to face the Italian giants.
Both the teams are coming into today's game with a loss in their previous match. La Liga team FC Barcelona lost 0-2 against their rivals Malaga, while Juventus FC faced a 2-3 defeat against Napoli. Nevertheless, hopes are high on what would look like a blood bath between the two teams. The last time they went against each other at the finale of the champions league, the results were in favor of Barcelona with 3-1.
Tonight is not all good news for Barcelona side as Busquets, Alex Vidal and Rafinha will be missing from the squad and not to say the questionable form of MSN. As for Juventus, Marko Pjaca is the only injured squad member but Mario Manduzkic will be fit to play.
Things to look forward to:-
- Dani Alves will be playing against his former team FC Barcelona.
- The clash between two Argentine forwards Messi and Dybala.
- Payback for the loss at Champions League 2015 Finals.
The Champions League Quarter Finals will be live telecasted on Ten Sports for all Indian viewers at 12:15am tonight.
“I wouldn’t like to
draw Barcelona. It would be too weird for me. If I really have to face them,
I’d prefer it to be in the Champions League Final.”
-
Alves told beIN
Sports
"Football
is so changeable, and a team that everyone thought was knocked out went through
to the quarters. They will be full of confidence.”
-
Higuain told UEFA's official website.
"I don't think revenge really exists in football. There are opportunities but not revenge because you cannot retrieve what you lost.
"Juventus have
changed a few players since then, and we have also, so we are only focused on
playing a good game and earning a good result here. We will not be thinking of
the match in Berlin."
-
Mascherano said at
Monday's pre-match news conference.
"People
have to know that I am not Messi. I am Dybala and I want to only be Dybala,
although I understand that there are comparisons. There's only one Messi, as
there was only one Maradona. You can't replace players like them and it's a
huge burden that people have expectations about me.”
-
Dybala said on
Monday.
