The Champions League war is about to reignite, and there will be many giants playing this week. Among them, Paris and Barcelona, the old enemies, met in the first round of the knockout round, bringing this week's Champions League to a climax. In addition, the poor performance of Liverpool and the second place in the Bundesliga Leipzig have also become the focus of this round of the Champions League. Let’s follow Xiaojin to take a look at the prospects of these two games.
Barcelona VS Paris Saint-Germain
This match between Barcelona and Paris is completely a UEFA Champions League final level. Barcelona’s lean camel is bigger than Mars. Although Barcelona has never reached the finals since winning the 14/15 season, and lost to Bayern 2-8 last season, the team’s super strength plus Messi Such a superstar is still the most powerful contender for the Champions League. Messi has been in great shape recently, scoring 3 consecutive league games, and contributed 2 shots and 1 pass in the last round, and his partner Griezmann has gradually assumed the burden of scoring.
As the runner-up of last season, Paris has never won the Champions League and their desire for the championship is extremely strong. The team ushered in a wave of winning streaks after the change of coaching, and also came from behind in the league, rushing back to the league's second position. The match between Barcelona and Paris can easily remind us of the magical plot of the two sides in the 2016/17 season. Although this round of the match will basically not have the last shocking reversal, but with the excellent offensive players of both sides, this game There should be no less goals.
Compared with Paris, Barcelona have to hold some advantages, because Paris's ace star Neymar will be absent from the game due to injury. Instead, Icardi will get a chance, and Di Maria is also a high-hanging waiver. Barcelona’s side is absent from Coutinho, Fati and others, but from the current league situation, Barcelona has adapted well to the absence of these players, and Pique’s contribution is also a major benefit to Barcelona. Not only is the advantage of Barcelona reflected in the neatness of the staff, but compared to the previous record, Barcelona also has a slight advantage. At least in terms of mentality, the record is superior and the home court is definitely more relaxed.
Leipzig VS Liverpool
This UEFA Champions League game will be played in Hungary’s neutral position.This is somewhat unfavorable for Leipzig, but Leipzig's state can be described as brave. While winning four straight at the same time, it is firmly in the second place in the Bundesliga, and it is still clinging to Bayern in front of him. The team’s rejuvenation route not only allows new stars to rise continuously, but the team also has its own characteristics.
Liverpool’s situation is the opposite. Although the excellent form of last season continued at the beginning of the season and has always occupied the top position, the 3-game losing streak in recent rounds has caused Klopp’s team to fall to the league’s first place. At the 6th position, Klopp himself admitted that there is basically no hope for defending this season. To be honest, a large part of Liverpool’s defeat was due to the team’s constant injuries. Van Dijk’s injury allowed Klopp to try different combinations of central defenders, but the results were not satisfactory. So this round of opponents Leipzig’s central defender Yu Pamecano They have always been the signings they wanted, but the French central defender was snatched by Bayern.
Not only is Leipzig better from the state of view, but also according to reports from German media, Leipzig has offered the team a 2.5 million euro winning bonus, which has also increased the team’s confidence and enthusiasm. height. In this case, whether Leipzig, which is in full form, won, or Liverpool’s trident of Megatron across Europe has won, let us wait and see.
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