JuanMata10
10 years ago
Suspended: Dani Alves
Doubtful: Busquets
Mathieu at RB might be questionable, but I think Luis Enrique will not risk playing Montoya at such a stage because of his lack of experience. As Mathieu already played a lot of games at LB for Valencia, I decided to put him as full back on the opposite side, similar to Azpilicuetas transformation at Chelsea. Busquets is recovering from a minor injury atm, but I'm pretty confident he'll be fully fit in 3 weeks when the QF will take place. If not, however, I reckon Mascherano will play as CDM, while Bartra will take the Argentinians' spot.
Suspended: Ibrahimovic, Verratti
Doubtful: Lucas
Predicting PSG's team is a little bit harder. While I don't think that Ibrahimovic's suspension is that much of a shock for the french side, Verratti's miss certainly is. For me, Matuidi and Verratti are the most important players in the team as they not only provide a lot of stability in midfield, but also a lot of workrate in person of Matuidi and an incredible ability to read the game in person of Verratti. The most difficult spot is the right back as they have 3 players (VdW, Aurier and Marquinhos) capable of playing there, but I think that Laurent Blanc will settle for the Dutchman as he provides most experience, especially on an international level.
As I stated above, Lucas is doubtful as he picked up an injury in mid-February, but back then it was said that he'll only be out for a month. I'm not up to date with his injury status, but I think he'll be fit in 3 weeks time. Lavezzi might be the bigger problem out of the two wingers as the manager doesn't trust him in big games because of his lack of impact on the game. I still decided to include him, because he's a really agile player that might cause his most probable counterpart, Jeremy Mathieu, quite some trouble. If he doesn't start though, there will change a lot in PSG's lineup. Pastore will take Lavezzi's original spot at LW, while Luiz will move forward to the CDM position. That might force Matuidi and Motta to play rather forward. The CB pairing will consist of Silva and Marquinhos, then.
FC BARCELONA:
PARIS ST. GERMAIN FC
it's just how i think it will be. not how i think it should be (that's why i put david luiz instead of marquinhos)