Manchester City will receive on Tuesday at Barcelona in
the first leg of the second round Champions League, a match that is crowned as
the most interesting and colorful round in the European tournament, because of
the strength of both teams. This is the third time the teams will compete in a
competitive match.
In a packed securely Etihad, Manchester City look to
surprise and begin the road towards the quarterfinals of the Champions League
for the first time in its history. The Barcelona meanwhile wants this 2015 be
the year that winning the tournament again (last time was in 2011).
Manchester City can not be in better spirits after the
victory they achieved at home 5-0 over Newcastle on the date 26 of the Premier
League. Manuel Pellegrini's pupils are demonstrating good football and seek to
ratify against Barcelona Messi.
However, they should keep in mind that the last heat
disputed against Barcelona was not easy. Rather, they did. They lost the first
leg and back and stayed in the second round, instance that had ranked first in
2014.
For its part, the Barcelona comes from a surprise 1-0
defeat against Malaga on the date 24 of La Liga. Luis Enrique's team lost
ground in the fight for the title with Real Madrid and with all these problems
over, will face the Etihad duel.
Paragraph for Lionel Messi. The Argentine striker is the
leading letter of Barcelona against Manchester City and also seek the
collective order, positioned as the only scorer in the history of the Champions
League. Cristiano Ronaldo what happened last week with a goal against Schalke
04.
