Thursday, 19 January 2017

Team Focus: Barcelona

Barcelona are the bookies favorite to lift the trophy in this year's Champions League. They topped the group in from of Manchester City and will meet PSG in the Last 16.

They are currently not in top form and are in 3rd position it the domestic title race.

Goalkeeper & Defence
Marc Andre Ter Stegen is their first choice keeper, he has kept 3 clean sheets, saving a penalty as well in the process. Their struggles in defence have been limited to they league games as they look much more reliable at the back in the Champions league. Jordi Alba and Pique are the best picks in defence as they offer attacking potential as well, Samuel Umtiti looks a solid pick at 5.5 as well, however he faces a battle with the experienced Javier Mascherano for a starting spot alongside Pique. Sergio Roberto is registered as a midfielder in the official UCL Fantasy game, so we suggest you avoid picking him as he will earn less points in case of a clean sheet.


Jordi Alba & Pique celebrating (Photo: Sportskeeda.com)
 Midfield
Arda Turan would be a fantastic pick if he could earn a regular starting place. He is in great scoring form, scoring a hat trick on Matchday 6. He will almost certainly start from the bench, therefore Ivan Rakitič is our top Blaugrana midfield pick. The legendary Andres Iniesta is another fine option, while Sergio Busquets is focused on defensive duties and is not a favorable fantasy pick because of that.

Ivan Rakitič and Andres Iniesta (Photo: sports.sf.fr)
Attack
There is not much to say about the star trio in attack - the famous MSN. Lionel Messi is this seasons topscorer, scoring 3 hattricks and a total of 10 goals and 2 assists. Neymar is the assist king with 7 assists, while Luis Suarez has 2 goals and 3 assists, earning a penalty as well. All of them are great picks, but Messi is Messi, so try to fit him in your team.

Suarez, Messi & Neymar (Photo: inbooks.net)
Prediction
As said, they are favorites to lift the Trophy, however the face a difficult opponent in PSG, so they need to be at their best in the next round already.

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