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There was little romance in the air as Barcelona visited Paris for the return of the Champions League on Valentine’s day. Neither side are setting the world alight domestically – Barcelona falling behind Real Madrid and scrapping with Sevilla for second while PSG, who finished 31 points clear last season, are struggling against Leonardo Jardim’s Monaco and Lucien Favre’s Nice in Unai Emery’s debut season in France. With Emery brought in on the back of several Europa League successes with Monaco and Barcelona the dominant force in the Champions League over the last decade, the world’s most prestigious club competition could provide rescue from some tricky seasons for both teams. Emery set up his team in a 4-3-3 whereas Luis Enrique went with something a bit closer to a 4-4-2 with Lionel Messi tucked infield closer to Luis Suarez and Andre Gomes pushed a bit further to the right than his midfield teammates. Both teams looked to press high initially, however PSG were much better at it due to their structure. With Edinson Cavani staying on Sergio Busquets, the ball would typically head to one of the centre-backs, who would be closed down by Angel di Maria or Julian Draxler […]
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