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Naples and Barcelona face in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League. The Barcelona is wrapped in a capital guirigay, with entanglements in the presidential offices because companies were hired to create opinion states on social networks, with revolt in the locker room for this and for the little tuning that one has with the sports area, and with a technician (Setién) put into question because he wants to recover the origins of the Catalan game to the race, dismissed Valverde when he had the team first in LaLiga. But now he plays the Champions League, object of desire of Messi as the Barca fans because Madrid adds almost unintentionally wound, and plays the Naples, which also dismissed Ancelloti to give the command to Gattuso. An opportunity, in any case, for Messi to defend himself with the ball in his boots in the land of Maradona.
Jordi Quixano
And the last one:
Arturo Vidal, the best number 12: http://cort.as/-UyZK
The hard skin of Gattuso: http://cort.as/-UyZL
02/25/2020 20:44
Jordi Quixano
Another batch of articles:
- Gerard Piqué: "In recent years the results have sustained the club": http://cort.as/-UyZE
- Messi's Neapolitan challenge: http://cort.as/-UyZF
02/25/2020 20:41
Jordi Quixano
We will now review the texts we have published these days to contextualize the meeting between Naples and Barcelona.
- Naples, eternal altar of Maradona: http://cort.as/-UyZ4
- Sergi Roberto misses San Paolo and the classic: http://cort.as/-UyZ5
02/25/2020 20:38
Jordi Quixano
We return to Messi's thread, which will become the fifth player with the most games in the Champions League (141). It happens, however, that only adds two goals in ten meetings in Italy, a very low record for the player who breaks all records. Leo arrives, in any case, with a backpack full and on a run, because in the last league match against Eibar he celebrated four goals as four suns.
Although the 10 left a very disturbing message for Barcelona, then downgraded a hair by Piqué. "Now it is not enough for us to win the Champions League," Messi said last week in an interview for Mundo Deportivo. Although if Liverpool is appealed by Atlético, it does not seem that there is a team that carbures very well at the moment ... so the opportunities multiply for everyone.
02/25/2020 20:34
Jordi Quixano
Guillermo Amor:
- "We are at an optimal time. We are interested in the Champions League. Maybe people talk that we are not so favorite ... But who knows? Just as much is not trusted in us ... maybe the quiet cheetah can do a lot hurt".
- "Barça is above all. This club is too strong and important" [In reference to not only the team playing something but also the board of directors ....]
02/25/2020 20:29
Jordi Quixano
Guillermo Amor, responsible for the institutional relations of the first team of Barcelona.
- "There is a very large space by the track and maybe people are not so on top. But the atmosphere is brutal."
- "The Neapolitans compare Leo and Maradona. This is one of the places that maintain that as Diego there is none ... I guess Leo will have a plus for the game, because of the importance and because Diego played here."
02/25/2020 20:23
Jordi Quixano
Eder Sarabia:
- "We could hope that Milik did not play at the start. Maybe they will seek to counterattack more, and so maybe they also have a little more talent and speed."
- "We like to focus on the now and what is in our hands. We try to give the tactical and psychological tools to face the match. And focus on the rival, in the present, which is what we understand that can lead us to victory. ".
02/25/2020 20:20
Jordi Quixano
Eder Sarabia, assistant to Quique Setién, for Movistar microphones:
- "As the mister said, between Lenglet and Umtiti there are certain differences but both are very prepared. But we have chosen Samuel for this game because we believe he can give us a little more."
- "The Champions are major words to think about Sunday's game. We are 100 percent in Naples"
02/25/2020 20:15
Jordi Quixano
Nor is it any match for Leo Messi, as he will play his 141 duel in the Champions League to reach Ryan Giggs (former Manchester United) and become the fifth player with more European duels. Ahead are Raúl González (142), Xavi (151), Cristiano Ronaldo (168) and Iker Casillas (177).
02/25/2020 20:12
Jordi Quixano
It is not a trivial duel for Barcelona. Not only because it is the first leg of a tie but because around the corner, next Sunday, the team travels to Madrid to play the classic at the Bernabéu. A defeat would reduce the mood of the Barca team in the same way that a victory would give him wings, as he will appear at the Bernabéu as LaLiga leader with the possibility of opening the gap.
02/25/2020 20:09
Jordi Quixano
Naples was second in the league, after Liverpool. An irregular season that led to the dismissal of Ancelotti, also because it was Poncio Pilatos in the dispute between President De Laurentiis and the team, because he held them for a few days for poor results to the disgust of the players. Ancelotti's relay was Gattuso.
02/25/2020 20:06
Jordi Quixano
Gattuso takes out the gala team, perhaps with the exception of Mertens by Milik. But the Belgian not only offers work and mobility but also relates to the goal in capital duels.
02/25/2020 19:59
Jordi Quixano
We also have the official lineup of Naples : Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Maksimovic, Mario Ruiz; Fabian, Demme, Zielinski; Alley, Mertens and Insigne.
On the bench will be: Meret; Elmas, Allan, Luperto, Politano, Hysaj and Milik.
02/25/2020 19:58
Jordi Quixano
Also, remember that Iñaki Peña and Collado remain out of the final call now, while Braithwaite will continue the duel from the stands because he is not registered in the Champions League and cannot participate in the competition.
02/25/2020 19:55
Jordi Quixano
It is clear that Setién prefers muscle to the touch in San Paolo, the Naples stadium. The coach prefers to put Rakitic before Arthur - more travel and less touch - and Arturo Vidal than Ansu Fati - more work and less dribbling. Another thing is if Barça will play with a 4-4-2 or a 4-3-3. Circumstance that would not change the drawing too much because the Chilean will act as a liaison in both cases.
02/25/2020 19:53
Jordi Quixano
We already have the official lineup of Barcelona.
Barca Eleven : Ter Stegen; Semedo, Piqué, Umtiti, Junior; Rakitic, Busquets, De Jong; Messi, Vidal and Griezmann.
02/25/2020 19:50
Jordi Quixano
Good afternoon everyone!
A pleasure to be with you to comment on the match between Naples and Barcelona, corresponding to the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
Let's go there!
02/25/2020 19:49
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