Milan vs Barcelona Keys to the Match

Milan vs Barcelona Keys to the Match

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All eyes will be on the San Siro this Wednesday, as the European Champs Barcelona take on Scudetto winnners AC Milan. The Spaniards look favorites in this intriguing showdown, but dont write off the Ro soneri, who have the bonus of being at home and having several players back who were injured for the first leg, which ended in a 2-2 draw. The Blaugrana will extend their Group H lead to five points if they grab the three points, while Milan can go top if they win. And with both teams facing relatively easy competition in the next match, this match will likely decide who finishes first in the group. Both teams have already secured their qualification for the Round of 16, but winning the group will mean facing easier competition in the next round. I look into the keys for the match for each team.Barcelona Keys to WinningShut Down IbrahimovicThe Swede will be Milans biggest threat in attack, and could rip apart the La Liga winners defense if not payed enough attention to. Of course, Barcelona will certainly be wary of his presence and will do their best to keep him at bay. Good news for Barca is that one of Ibras biggest criticisms is his poor performance in Europe. The bad news for Barca is that this season he has seemed to put an end to this bad spell of luck in UEFA competitions. He has already bagged three goals in his three appearances with the Diavolo. The 30 year old will be pivotal to Milans attack, and if he continues his good form on Wednesday Barcelona are in trouble.Avoid Being Punished on the Counter AttackBarcelona will obviously have a larger share of po se sion than the Italians. The Blaugrana controlled about 70% of po se sion in the first leg at the Camp Tony Dungy Jersey Nou. This might be an advantage at some points for Milan, as they will look to exploit Barcelonas attack minded approach on the counter. One of Barcelonas weakne ses is its lack of pace in defence, especially with Dani Alves set to mi s out on Wednesday. This weakne s was taken advantage of by Milan in the first 15 minutes of the first leg, notably by Pato who couldnt be tamed by Barcas slower defenders. Pato and co will look to exploit this weakne s once again, often waiting to attack on quick breaks when Barcelona eventually lose po se sion.Focus Attacks on the WingsThe Ro soneri have two of the finest centre backs in the world, Sandro Nesta and Thiago Silva. Both were outstanding in the 2-2 draw, especially Nesta. The full backs, however, arent quite as great, particularly the left back position. Right back Ignazio Abate is usually solid in defense, though hes better going forward. The left back position is up for grabs; it could be Taiwo, Zambrotta, Antonini, or even Bonera, though the latter is unlikely. Taiwo is most talented of these, but he hasnt quite settled at Milan yet. He has performed well in Europe though. Zambrotta would be first choice a few years ago, but his age is against him now. Antonini I feel wouldnt be a great option. Hes decent going forward, but usually isnt very conscience of his defensive duties, which could be very costly against the lethal Barcelona attack. And Bonera well nevermind. Barcelona could definitely take advantage of this weakne s in Milans backline with their talented Alan Faneca Jersey strikers. It may be a better option than trying to break through the formidable duo of Silva and Nesta.Predicted Line-UpValdes; Puyol, Pique, Mascherano, Abidal; Xavi, Busquets, Sanchez; Fabregas; Me si, Villa.Guardiola will surely field his strongest po sible line-up against the Scudetto holders after that 2-2 draw in September. Both Dani Alves and Iniesta are unavailable, otherwise they would be in this line-up.Milan Keys to WinningUse Patos SpeedPato showed how deadly he is back in September when he scored after 26 seconds, ripping apart the Barcelona back four. There are very few with pace that equals the young Brazilians. If Milan continue to feed him the ball, the Spanish Champions will find it difficult to contain the former Internacional striker. Like I said earlier, Barcelonas backline isnt exactly the speediest. It should be a good test for Barcas back line.Bully ThemThe Ro soneri do have one obvious advantage, and that is size. Milans rough and tough midfielders need to terrorize the little Spaniards. The key is not to be too physical, in order to avoid what happened in El Clasico last season. The last thing Milan needs is to be a man down. A midfield trio of Nocerino-Ambrosini/Van Bommel-Aquilani is likely to be Allegris choice (obviously only one of Ambrosini and MVB will play). This line-up can cause some problems for Barcelonas undersized midfielders and strikers.Keep High IntensityMilan were doing a great job of pre sing and countering for the first 15 minutes of the clash in September. After that, unfortunately, the Ro soneri dropped the intensity and quickne s of play and opted to just put 11 men behind the ball and hope for the best. If Milan had kept that same level of pre sure for the entire match its likely the Italians would have an even better chance of not conceding. They po sibly could have even come out with a win. This will be vital in Wednesdays encounter. Maybe a better approach for Allegri would be to tell his players not to go out so intensely (still intense enough of course) in order to have energy to pre s Barcelona the entire match. If they do so, they could very well keep a clean sheet. Then scoring one goal would be enough for the three points and the top of the group.Predicted Line-UpAbbiati; Abate, Nesta, Silva, Zambrotta; Aquilani, Van Bommel, Nocerino; Robinho; Ibrahimovic, PatoAllegri will focus on being solid at the back, which is why I think hell choose the experienced Zambrotta over unsettled Taiwo. Hell certainly field a hardworking midfield, which will try to like I said bully Barcelona. I have a feeling I may be wrong about the attacking trio, though this is definitely how I think Allegri Mark Gilbert Jersey should line them up. Seedorf might be played in place of Robinho or Pato, in which case Robinho would be played next to Ibra.This will surely make for an exciting game, with both teams determined to win. Expect goals a plenty, with both teams strikers stonger than the opposing teams defense. Watch AC Milan take on Barcelona Wednesday at 7:45 P.M. GMT/1:45 P.M. EST.
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