Paris can be scared as Barça seems to have woken up at the best of times.
Easy winners of Alavès this Saturday (5-1), the Barcelona confirm their current good form despite many absences, in central defense in particular (Piqué and Araujo).
Messi's teammates therefore erase the setback of the midweek in the Copa del Rey (2-0) and go on to win a seventh straight victory in La Liga.
So rather in distress when they had inherited Paris-SG in the round of 16 of the Champions League, Ronald Koeman's men seem to be on a very positive dynamic, as the Dutch coach underlined at the end of the match: “We're having a good time.
The team creates a lot of chances, we improve in many aspects of the game ”.
A return to form in the image of the Messi-Griezmann relationship which begins to show all the promises that were made to him when the Frenchman arrived in Catalonia in the summer of 2019. Facing Alavès, Messi scored two superb goals while Griezmann delivered a nice assist for Junior Firpo.
If Griezmann has shown very good things for a few weeks, it is Messi's turn to prove that his sluggish start to the season is far behind him.
“Leo has been a decisive player for many years.
He is very invested, very happy, he becomes very realistic.
When you look for it between the lines, it looks for depth, everything becomes easier.
Its vista is impressive.
To aspire to something and win this game, we will need not only a great Leo, but also everyone else in their best shape, "warns the former Southampton manager.
"They are strong, but so are we"
Ronald koeman
What scare a Parisian defense not always serene, as against Nice this Saturday (2-1).
Especially since Ousmane Dembélé and young Pedri (18) could also pose big problems for PSG.
If the first city remained on the bench to be 100% Tuesday, Pedri returned on time and was twirled.
Since the start of the season, he has notably stood out with his rather impressive technical relationship with Frenkie De Jong in midfield.
The latter was also tenured in central defense before resuming a more natural position when Samuel Umtiti entered the lawn.
Ronald Koeman thus leaves the doubt on its central hinge until the last moment.
“PSG are a great team, they are strong but we are strong too.
This round of 16 seems fairly balanced to me.
We will face it with a lot of enthusiasm and we know that we need to feel good to pass ”affirmed Ronald Koeman, confirming that the balance of power between the two teams is perhaps being reversed. .
Intoxicated by their very encouraging performances, the Catalan players are now in a hurry to do battle with the Parisians.
"We can not wait to play this meeting, we want to be up to the task and I am sure we will have a big match" said Riqui Puig, holder on Saturday against Alavès.
The Parisians, far from being reassuring in view of their last performances, are warned.
Eliminating this Barcelona whose confidence is almost in good shape will not be easy.
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