Barcelona-PSG: Latin American Duel in Champions Quarterfinals
Paris - Today''s match Barcelona-Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for the quarterfinals of the Champions League European football, will be marked by a duel between Latin American players.
For this leg, at the Parc des Princes, Barcelona will come with the deadly South American trident of Lionel Messi, Neymar Brazilian and Uruguayan Luis Suarez.
While the PSG, who will be without their star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, banned, also formed with three Latin American pointed, with the Uruguayan Edison Cavani, center forward, backed by Argentine Ezequiel Lavezzi and Javier Pastore.
Without Ibrahimovic, PSG lost its greatest asset author of scoring 17 points in his championship and two in the Champions League- but at the center of the attack in his most prolific man in European competition, Cavani, author of six goals in Champions.
Lavezzi has four goals in league and none in Europe, while Pastore has three times with the road network, all in league.
PSG coach, Laurent Blanc, showed his confidence in his triplet attack that can take advantage of defensive gaps that leave Barcelona, particularly with Cavani and Lavezzi speed, served by Pastore.
But it also highlighted the defensive work that the three men tip, particularly the Uruguayan, which he said is 'generous effort'.
The trident of Barcelona is much more effective. Messi added 42 goals between the league and the Champions League, where he scored eight times.
To this the 21 goals from Neymar, three were added in Europe, and 14 Suárez, four in the continental showpiece.
The Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, expressed confidence on his team's attack.
I see very well, give us many things. In addition to the offensive side that is evident also in defense they are in the dynamics of the rest of the team, a good line, said Luis Enrique.
Both teams seek multiple trophies this season. The two leading their respective leagues, and PSG won the League Cup and Cup finalists France. Barca, meanwhile, is a finalist in the Copa del Rey.
PSG and Barcelona were eliminated in the quarterfinals of last season, and the Catalan club dispatched the French in the same instance at the tournament in 2012-2013.
Both were measured in the group stage this season and honors were divided.
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