The two teams met at the same stage of the tournament last year, when Barcelona won with a total score of 4:1. Manchester City had no luck, because in both matches they were with one player less. Now citizens are ready for revenge and the first part of the battle is on their land. Passions will be very hot and what can offer us both teams will find out soon. The odds for the game offered by the leading bookmaker bet365 are as follows: 3.75 for a home win, with a draw at 3.60 and 2.10 for the victory of the guests.
Citizens had serious confidence over the weekend, when at his "Etihad" defeated Newcastle United with 5:0. Moreover, the leader in the Premier League allowed unexpectedly draw and this allowed Manchester City to close the gap to 5 points from Chelsea. The team made great presentation a week earlier against Stoke (4:1) and we see that the team of Manuel Pellegrini is in great shape before the clash with Barcelona. In these matches Sergio Aguero started to shine again and he will be the main weapon of Manchester City against Barca. The only bad news for Manuel Pellegrini is the absence of Yaya Toure. He is suspended and will not be able to participate in the first game against his former team. In his absence, Fernandinho and Fernando will start as holders in the middle of the pitch. Stevan Jovetic will not be able to play against Barcelona since he has been removed from the list to make space for the new signing Wilfried Bony. Goal scorer made his debut after the break of the match with Newcastle and now will wait for his chance against Barcelona in the second half.
Barcelona conceded a great fail in Primera Division this weekend. The team lost at home from Malaga with 1:0 and allowed Real Madrid to increase his leadership on the top in the ranking to 4 points. With this defeat, Barcelona interrupted a series of 11 consecutive wins on the domestic scene. New offshoot of Barcelona can strengthen the criticism of the coach Luis Enrique again. Good news for him are that he doesn`t have serious problems with his composition. Thomas Vermaelen is out until the end of the season, because of injury and other problem is Douglas, who has a slight injury. Those absent hardly bothered Luis Enrique, who can rely on the best available. The trio - Messi, Neymar and Suarez will lead the team to the victory.
Over the weekend, the citizens have shown that they are in great shape, while Barcelona disappointed with his performances. This match will be very different, but we believe that the team of Manchester City has a slight psychological advantage over Barcelona before the game at "Eithad". Therefore, our forecast from 11livestream is that the hosts will not allow defeat in the first eighth-finals of the Champions League.
Recommended bets:
1X @ 1.72 at bet365
Both teams to score @ 1.64 at Betfair
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