Barcelona faces Juventus in the 2nd leg of quarter final of UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, April 19. The truth is that the feelings left in the first leg are similar to the 4-0 suffered in Paris, although optimism for the return is somewhat lower. The entity of the Italian opponent leads one to think that the company will be more complicated, but never impossible. Moreover, within a decisive week of the season in which this 'final' Champions League will be followed by a tiebreaker at the Bernabeu next Saturday.
With regard to the personnel of both teams, there are two
main protagonists. For the locals the great novelty will be the one of Neymar,
absent in the League due to its expulsion in Malaga. The Brazilian is expected
to live up to the brilliant performance against the Parisians to guide his team
to the second consecutive continental feat.
Very different is the possible novelty of the team
'bianconero'. With all his men available, Italian coach Allegri will be very
aware of the evolutions of Dybala. The Argentine striker, great protagonist of
the first leg, suffered an ankle sprain in the Serie A match last Saturday
against Pescara. Due to it, the great youth star will be doubt until shortly
before the decisive encounter.
Precisely the Juventus
striker will also be available. He dragged annoyances, but he himself certified
mid-week that he would be on top for the match.
However, the sensations this course, and more lately, are
quite different. Luis Enrique's team is second in the league, three points
behind Madrid with one more game. He lost to Malaga, against Juve, and pulled
out his last Liga game against Real with many problems.
Both teams know each other perfectly and played in the final
of 2015, in which Barcelona achieved
their fifth and final Champions after winning 3-1.In Juventus they are aware that their advantage is positive, but that
they must fight. They have put the PSG case as a better example.