barcelona dortmund clutching champions league lifelines
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

To stay in the hunt for Europe's biggest prize.

Barcelona, Dortmund clutching Champions League lifelines

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Barcelona, Dortmund clutching Champions League lifelines

Barcelona's goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, seen during a training session at the Joan Gamper Sports Center
Barcelona - Arab Today

Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund are among the top scorers in the Champions League this season and will need their sharp-shooters at their deadliest to stay in the hunt for Europe's biggest prize.
Both sides are aiming to pull off unlikely comebacks in quarter-final second legs on Wednesday on what promises to be another night of high drama.
Holders Real Madrid and last year's beaten finalists -- and city rivals -- Atletico are already in the hat for Friday's semi-final draw.
Led by Lionel Messi and Neymar, Barca made history in the previous round, becoming the first side to overturn a four-goal first-leg deficit to progress.
And how: three goals in the closing minutes at the Camp Nou propelled them to a stunning 6-1 thrashing of Paris Saint-Germain and a quarter-final berth.
But any hopes they had learnt their lesson disappeared in last week's first leg in Turin where Juventus ran out deserved 3-0 winners and Messi was largely anonymous.
It might seem a tall order to pull off another stirring comeback -- even for Barcelona -- but the Spanish champions have scored a minimum of four goals in every home match in this season's competition and they haven't been playing Champions League novices.
Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach shipped four each, PSG leaked six and Celtic's goal was breached seven times.
Barca coach Luis Enrique maintains belief in his "group of winners and champions capable of anything".
"In the previous tie we were able to overcome an even more difficult result," he said.
But Juve might be a different proposition altogether, having conceded only two goals in eight games in Europe.
And if anyone knows how to defend a lead away from home, it's an Italian team.
Modest Malaga have cracked the code to stopping Barca's much-vaunted attacking triumvirate of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
This month they beat Barcelona 2-0 having held them to a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou in November -- Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri will surely have studied those matches.
Dortmund meanwhile trail only by a single goal to Monaco but they will have to launch a comeback away from home and with the trauma of last week's attack on their team bus still fresh in the memory.
A subdued Dortmund lost 3-2 at home to the French Ligue 1 leaders -- clearly affected by the triple bomb blast the day before that forced a 24-hour postponement of the game and left Spanish defender Marc Bartra in hospital with a broken wrist.
The task facing Borussia is perhaps more about managing their emotions than simply trying to overcome free-scoring opponents who were the second side in Europe to reach 100 goals in all competitions this season -- beaten only by Barca by a few minutes.
Following Saturday's 3-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt, Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel praised his side's "incredible character" but admitted his players are still "learning to deal with the fluctuating emotions".

Source: AFP

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

barcelona dortmund clutching champions league lifelines barcelona dortmund clutching champions league lifelines



GMT 09:45 2021 Friday ,21 May

test

GMT 12:12 2012 Sunday ,15 July

Sunita Williams goes on second trip to space

GMT 15:29 2011 Wednesday ,13 July

Director of National Museum of Iran dismissed

GMT 11:26 2017 Monday ,28 August

Bahrain congratulates Iraq on Tal Afar liberation

GMT 21:36 2017 Friday ,06 January

Kohli takes over India ODI, T20 captaincy

GMT 08:55 2017 Friday ,25 August

Haj medical team ready to serve pilgrims

GMT 07:13 2015 Tuesday ,28 April

Elvis's planes staying put at Graceland

GMT 07:51 2016 Thursday ,13 October

Pentagon: US strikes Huthi rebel targets in Yemen

GMT 12:58 2017 Monday ,25 December

More than 30 bodies found in burnt Philippine mall

GMT 23:33 2011 Monday ,19 September

Neymar quells rumours: He is staying put

GMT 21:31 2012 Wednesday ,18 July

Baseball: Texas 6 Oakland 1

GMT 11:19 2011 Thursday ,06 October

GCC ministers of culture kick off meeting

GMT 11:05 2011 Tuesday ,09 August

Minister of culture inaugurates al-markhiya

GMT 13:20 2018 Sunday ,09 September

Earthquake strikes south of Dhahran Al-Janoub City

GMT 11:58 2016 Friday ,16 September

Ballon d'Or deal between France Football and FIFA ends

GMT 01:09 2012 Tuesday ,10 July

Zambia women walk long way for maternal shelters

GMT 09:13 2011 Friday ,08 July

EU clears Rio Tinto\'s sale of leading talc

GMT 08:04 2011 Sunday ,03 July

Awards designed to encourage innovation

GMT 13:33 2011 Friday ,02 December

From hero to villain-Prince Boateng

GMT 13:06 2016 Friday ,21 October

India agrees to trial DRS for England Tests

GMT 09:18 2016 Wednesday ,05 October

China, Qatar seek 2018 World Cup boost

GMT 11:40 2014 Monday ,24 February

Renault to launch electric \'Twizy\' in Middle East

GMT 16:32 2011 Tuesday ,20 September

Horn migrants beaten, deported, imprisoned

GMT 08:32 2014 Thursday ,02 January

Big Bang star Cuoco marries tennis pro
 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday