Lionel Messi and Co. will need to pull off a historic comeback to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals after losing 4-0 in the first leg Barcelona face the mammoth task of pulling four goals back against Paris Saint-Germain to stay alive in their Champions League last-16 tie.
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What’s going on with Barcelona?
Barcelona risk an early elimination from the Champions League after losing 4-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie with Paris St Germain. With their LaLiga crown also on the line, here we examine why things are going so badly for the Catalan club at the moment.
What’s going on with Barcelona?
Barcelona risk an early elimination from the Champions League after losing 4-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie with Paris St Germain. With their LaLiga crown also on the line, here we examine why things are going so badly for the Catalan club at the moment.
Barcelona got crushed because PSG completely eviscerated their midfield
Barcelona walked into the Parc des Princes as heavy favorites to topple Paris Saint-Germain and put one foot into the Champions League quarterfinals. Instead, they left in shambles, having been completely torn apart by PSG, 4-0, and left to wonder what happened to their midfield.
Big test for Emery as his jinx club Barca travel to Paris
FC Barcelona head to Paris on Monday ahead of the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Paris Saint Germain. It is a vital game for both sides as one of the reasons that Paris’ Spanish coach Unai Emery signed by the French side was to help them get over the hurdle of the last 16 to establish themselves among the Champions League elite.
La Liga: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar help Barcelona down Eibar 4-0
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored their 15th league goals of the season as Barcelona stayed on the heels of La Liga leaders Real Madrid by winning 4-0 at Eibar on Sunday although the win was marred by an injury to key midfielder Sergio Busquets. Substitute Denis Suarez scored his first goal for Barca, firing the visitors into the lead from the edge of the area in the 31st minute after replacing Busquets, who had been carried off on a stretcher with strained ankle ligaments following a crunching tackle by Eibar’s Gonzalo Escalante.
Messi scores 5th goal in 6 games as Barcelona beats Eibar
With Lionel Messi’s fifth goal in six games this year, Barcelona comfortably defeated Eibar 4-0 on Sunday to keep pace with leaders Real Madrid and Sevilla at the halfway point of the Spanish league. Substitute Denis Suarez, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez and Brazil forward Neymar also scored as the defending champions cruised to victory in the Basque Country to finish the first half of the season two points behind Madrid and one behind Sevilla.
Real Madrid Transfer News: Latest Los Blancos Rumours After January Window Opens
That’s according to AS , which also suggested that Barcelona and Manchester City hold an interest in the Germany international. However, it looks as though Los Blancos lead the way for a youngster dubbed the “next Sergio Busquets.”