The protagonists of today's first show are Galatasaray and Barcelona.
Barca's front line after the winter window reinforcement, a bit of a "nerve knife" that smell ah! After La Liga returned to the top four, the attack was played very steadily, but it was a game that needed to be stepped forward on the offensive end, even in the first leg of the Europa League against Galatasaray at Camp Nou last week, Barca's luxurious front was arranged by "his own family", and the young penha on loan at Galatasaray was arranged obediently...
Galatasaray, as a traditional giant in the Turkish Super League, seems to have lost his mind on the Turkish Super League this season. At this stage, it can only rank 11th in the league, which is inevitably a bit strange. However, at the weekend against Besiktas's ultra-small derby, Galatasaray played well. It's just that after 90 minutes of hard-fought hardness, I don't know if the physical fitness of galatasaray players has been affected...
The first leg failed to give Galatasaray the charm of the passing football attack, and in the second leg Barca really had to think about how to return the color. The good news is that Professor Buschx will be back on the starting list for this game.
In fact, in the last game, Professor Bu also got the opportunity to play, but the time was in the second half. Galatasaray, who was already playing at camp Nou at the time, was already full of confidence, and Professor Bu, who only rushed to play in the second half, was obviously not the one who turned the tide of the war.
Xavi let Busquets start on the road, on the one hand, considering Busquets' experience, Barca's group of young guards in addition to Pedri is really reliable, the rest is de Jong, to the away, in the face of Turkey's hot football atmosphere, want to enter the rhythm in a short period of time, it is obviously some difficult. In the absence of Alves in the Europa League, only Professor Bu can play the role of helmsman in Barca's squad.
On the other hand, naturally, taking into account Professor Bu's ability, on the passing organization and defense of the midfield, Professor Bu has been the core of Barca's lowest profile for several years. Especially in this game, Xavi may let Pedri rest, and busquets, who can pass and defend, is obviously an object worthy of trust.
With the return of Professor Bu, is Barca's midfield really rock solid?
Not really! Judging from Harvey's style of employing people who like to rotate and dare to rotate, the defensive big man Alaujo may usher in the opportunity to take a break, and Garcia, who was introduced from Manchester City this summer, will become the starting center-back candidate for this game. Araujo has been one of the most stable in Barca's defence since last season, and Barca will need a national derby next week, and it is clear that Xavi needs to weigh the pros and cons and try to give Barca's main members at this stage, while blooming Turkey, get a chance to rest.
Garcia is characterized by poor stress resistance, and his height and physical confrontation are his hard injuries. Don't look at Galatasaray's current lineup, all of them are in the rank of minor general, and their confrontation ability is not bad at all! Therefore, if Garcia comes on today, the key to Barca's promotion depends on whether Garcia will appear, the low-level mistake that occurred against Espanyol before.
Even galatasaray basically took the initiative in 30 minutes of the game against Besiktas at the weekend, and the veteran Fegouli also won the rotation after half-time, but with the attacking combination led by Akturkoglu, Kilinic and Muhammad, it was not until the 68th minute that the rotation was taken. Moreover, Galatasaray's backline basically did not get a rest, and after 3 days of fighting Barca, physical problems became their biggest hidden danger.
Barca's so-called rotation is not to abandon these players, waiting until the weekend to challenge Real Madrid to come in handy, Pedri, Araujo and other young players, will still go with the team to Turkey, but only play the role of substitute or regular rotation.
The first leg at Camp Nou shocked Barca, apparently giving Galatasaray the hope of advancing to the quarter-finals, and it was this hope that was likely to allow them to play against Barca at home, which is also the situation that Xavi would most like to see. Well, I would be more looking forward to the storm of red and blue youth sweeping through Turkey.