Misleading. If the Real Madrid left on Tuesday as a shot to destroy Juventus , FC Barcelona again offered a much smoother and dosed version.
Against Roma , at Camp Nou , Ernesto Valverde won without tearing their clothes ( 4-1 ). The goals in own goal of the Italians, after actions of Messi and Umtiti - the Gaul, who listens to offers up to Madrid, sent a message to Bartomeu in the celebration -, they set up a match won before the hour.
The goal of Piqué seemed to sentence everything but even the good saves of Ter Stegen helped to maintain the group's concentration in the final minutes. The Roma cut distances taking advantage of the relieved collective with the goal of Dzeko but Luis Suarez woke them up from sleep.
The bad feelings shown against Sevilla - and previously against Chelsea - were partly dispelled by the result. However, not because of the level of game displayed.
The Barça not going through its best. But for the coaching staff it's no surprise. According to Diario Gol , it is part of the physical planning of the season.
Barça wins 70%
The typical slump of the month of April that also suffered the footballers with Luis Enrique has returned. And, in these moments, the team must pull patience and defensive solvency, the great virtue of Txingurri Valverde.
The coach has preferred to introduce more workload after the halt of selections taking advantage of that Rome is the rival in the quarterfinals of the Champions.
This situation must be exploited with the clear objective of arriving in perfect condition to the semifinals. The theory was confirmed: a 70% Barça can also play with Roma . And left over.
umtiti pique
This was demonstrated by the pupils of Valverde , in a timid approach of the coach: Dembelé remained on the bench - he did not play for a minute - Sergi Roberto played forward and Semedo of lateral.
In social networks the comments were fired at the surprise offered by the Txingurri , but except for the scares that Semedo gave in his own area, Barça did not suffer to knock down the opponent.
Messi, the lethal weapon against CR7
The best thing of all is that the lethal weapon returned to play the 90 minutes : Leo Messi is getting better and better of his physical problems and already played normally against the FC Barcelona fans.
The Argentine star suffered to unbalance because he was always very well surrounded by rivals. Dembelé not being , the defense of the Roma focused much more on Messi and Luis Suárez.
But the rosarino striker is unleashed even when it does not shine at all. La Pulga was not as successful as on other occasions, but it continued to generate situations of danger.
Messi has that special something that sets him apart from Cristiano Ronaldo: he almost always appears. He always has goal chances, except very exceptional days. Never for still.
And it keeps that lethal look. Of serial killer. Relentless executioner of goalkeepers. " Tell it in Madrid ", they say from the Camp Nou.
Cristiano Ronaldo Chilean
Cristiano Ronaldo is fine, he scores more goals than anyone lately and he even becomes Chilean. But with specific Chileans the titles are not raised. He is individualistic.
The Champions semifinals, sung
The club has the right man to stop. Only Leo Messi can stop the Portuguese. Because he is capable of leading his team to win against Roma without even disheveling: the team above individuality.
And in a Champions whose rooms are practically sentenced in the first leg, the certainty that the only one who can avoid the third followed by Madrid is Barça has already been extended.
The Liverpool knocked the Manchester City of Pep Guardiola (3-0) as the Madrid to Juve , and Bayern encarriló the tie against Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuan (1-2).
Liverpool , Bayern, Barça and Madrid are running as clear candidates for the semifinals. But everything points to a lethal duel between the two greats of Spain , also favorites in Europe.
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