One more game to the final at the Wanda Metropolitano. Some in hope, some well probably over the moon already. Oh yeah, Missandei kinda died.
Liverpool will be without Roberto Firmino and Mohammed Salah, the latter pole-axed inadvertently by Martin Dubravka on Saturday. Divock Origi got them through to the victory off the bench in place of the Egyptian. Can he and Sadio Mané conjure up a surprise? Swiss magician Xherdan Shaqiri will most likely be introduced as Klopp may either play with two up top and Shaqiri in the pivotal 10 role. Or they go 4-3-3, leaving Origi and Shaqiri out wide. The last time Barcelona had a 3-goal advantage in the first leg, they got knocked out.
That’s what Jürgentainment will be saying to his players. As brilliant as this Barcelona side are, they don’t seem to be able to live with sides who harry and press them. The first leg was testament to that. Barcelona waited to pounce as Liverpool had more share of the ball and were at some point more threatening. Gerard Piqué has to banish the ghosts of Rome as he was bullied by Edin Dzeko for Roma’s first and second goals. Seems Sadio Mané has started some serious weight-lifting. One Barça goal, and the tie could be actually done.
Oh my goodness! That is how Martin Tyler felt when he saw Lionel Messi hit a 30-yard free-kick into the top corner. That being said, has the spirit of Istanbul been summoned?
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