Barcelona put in an excellent performance to beat AC Milan and progress to the Quarter-Final's. The world's best player put in a sublime performance. Barcelona headed into this game 2-0 up. They were feeling confident ahead of the game. This was their big mistake. Going against Barcelona at the Camp Nou is very difficult. Perhaps Milan were overconfident because they had seen it happen before with Barcelona and Chelsea the previous year. Milan's second mistake was starting M'Baye Niang.
Naing became the second youngest player to start a Champions League game at the age of 18 years and 54 days. He is vastly inexperienced. He was coming up against Pique and Mascherano, who are experienced. He missed a glorious 1 on 1 with Valdes. He was through because of a defensive error and he hit the post. If that goal had been scored, Milan would have restored their 2 goal lead, which would have made Barcelona's task much harder. When Barcelona scored in the 5th minute it seemed as if Barcelona were going to win. Messi did wonders to score both opening goals. His 53rd in 42 games. An amazing record. David Villa put Barca in the lead with a precise finish. Then to put the nail in the coffin, Jordi Alba scored in the dying moments of the game. The game ended 4-0 to Barca and 4-2 on agragate. It was an overall entertaining match. There was a suspicion that Barca might slip up considering their poor form in their last 3 games. This win means Barcelona are qualified along with Galatasaray, Real Madrid, Juvetnus, Dortmund and PSG. I expect Barcelona to go to the finals then lose out to Juventus.
What do you predict?
What do you predict for the final?
ReplyDeleteI think Barcelona will win.
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