<\/span><\/p>\nAfter three good wins in a row, Bar\u00e7a proved against C\u00e1diz that we should simply not expect any consistency out of this team. C\u00e1diz were a Top 6 team coming into that match so this was a big game for Bar\u00e7a, and as they have done in every big game this season, Bar\u00e7a were terrible.<\/p>\n
The attack was uninspired, the defense gave way too much space and Ronald Koeman made bad lineup decisions and substitutions. The only big game Bar\u00e7a have won this season was away to Juventus, but the Old Lady was full of injuries on defense and Cristiano Ronaldo didn\u2019t play.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Ronaldo and all the best defenders are back and Juve haven\u2019t lost a game since that defeat to Barcelona in October. Andrea Pirlo is doing well in his managerial debut and Juve will bring their A-game to Camp Nou because they have a realistic chance of winning Group G.<\/p>\n
For that to happen, they need to win by two goals starting at 3-1. A 2-0 loss still favors Bar\u00e7a because of some complicated math, but there\u2019s a really good chance Juve are leaving Catalonia as Group G winners.<\/p>\n
Bar\u00e7a have to step up in a big game, something they haven\u2019t done all season. Everyone will see this as Messi vs Ronaldo, but I am personally much more interested in seeing all 11 players and even more importantly the coach get over themselves and work hard to prove they\u2019re good enough to beat the big boys.<\/p>\n
POSSIBLE LINEUPS<\/h3>\n
Barcelona (4-4-2)<\/span>: Neto; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Trinc\u00e3o, Pjanic, De Jong, Pedri; Messi, Griezmann<\/p>\nJuventus (4-4-2)<\/span>: Szczesny; Cuadrado, Bonucci, De Ligt, Sandro; Chiesa, Arthur, McKennie, Ramsey; Morata, Ronaldo<\/p>\nPREDICTION<\/h3>\n
Even though his career in Madrid conditioned me to not like him, I respect the heck out of Cristiano Ronaldo and expect a big night from him. Bar\u00e7a lose because they\u2019re terrible at games that matter, but they still win the group: 3-2 Juve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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