[Official TC Thread] Barcelona vs Celtic, Tuesday 13/09/16, 19.45. BTSport3

I think we'll do Barca.

 

We should be aiming for first mate, obviously.

 

gone for celtic to win 2-1 rogic fgs £1 on at 1000/1

 

They started with-

Cillessen
Vidal Mathieu Mascherano Digne
D.Suarez Rakitic Busquetes
Neymar Alacer Turan

Then Messi, Iniesta and Suarez came on. Alba and Umtiti were on the bench as well who will both start no doubt.
Obviously fearing us!
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If Mascherano starts then just need to put Dembele on him and that's our outball. Umtiti is fast and strong which why I think he might play to stop the counters and act as a sweeper.

 

Their first choice team now is probably

Ter Stegen
Roberto Pique Umtiti Alba
Busquets
Rakitic Iniesta
Messi Suarez Neymar
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So only really 2 of their team played yesterday.

 

Weird as * that they play Roberto as a right back, he'd be a pure star play,aker for us

 

Aye, he could probably play any position except centre-back for us and be one of if not our best player.

I think he even plays for Spain as their right-back now too.

 

And two keepers

1-1

 

Is Roberto getting picked over Vidal for Barca recently. He is good in that position mind.

I was also thinking Umtiti looks like he could be a weak link.

On the grand scale of things though, that team ILTC just posted means it is going to be hard to target weak links.

It's set pieces that will hopefully give us a chance as Barca usually don't have the height to deal with them.

I don't think we have much of a chance, I'm just enjoying being back in the CL and it's the home games where we will hopefully cause an upset or two with our goal scoring ability at home.

 

The hard part is actually getting the * ball long enough to target any supposed weak link

 

True, it is a nail biting experience watching us play Barca :smiley-laughing002:

Well that's true for most teams who go there mind you. Always think of poor Milan going with a 2 0 lead and still getting beat.

 

Full game from last night against Alaves
http://www.footballreplay.net/full-...rcelona-vs-deportivo-alaves-2/?fb_ref=Default

 

Yes and interesting that for Alaves' first 1st 2 League games - one vs Athletico Madrid away - they drew both games playing 4-2-3-1 but vs Barca yesterday they went 3-5-2 at the Camp Nou and caused the shock of the day, 2-1 to Alaves.

So maybe we should go 3 at the back with Lustig/Kolo/Erik.

Wide positions, Gamboa giving us pace wide right vs Neynar - however big unknown for his first game - and KT wide left.

We need to be solid in middle vs Messi, Suarez and Neymar, so that's Brown & Bitton with one of them doing a "Paul Lambert" and sitting in front of the back line for 90 minutes.

We need pace and skill in wide positions, so I'd have Forrest or Roberts on the right with Sinclair left doing the front/back job with Moussa in the middle up front, which leaves the middle of the park.

I'd play Armstrong because I think he's better suited than Rogic when the pace of play against us is at high tempo, which it will be. Although Rogic is the more skilfull player, I think he gets a bit lost and lacks pace against high pressing, quick passing, attacking sides, which is how Barca play. In 2nd half bring on Rogic when pace drops and whichever of Roberts/Forrest is on the bench.

So,

De Vries
Lustig, Kolo, Erik
Gamboa, Brown, Bitton, KT
Roberts/Forrest, Armstrong, Sinclair
Moussa

 

Don't think they'll let us play with 12/13 players mate.