The draw has been draw and Manchester City is to face Barcelona FC... Again. After an impressive fight against The strong Bayern Munich and an impressive win against AS Roma, we are to play one of the greatest teams of all time.
This is the second time Manchester City is meeting Barcelona in the last sixteen. Barcelona won the last one. A controversial decision to award a penalty instead of a free kick did not go down well with Coach Pellegrini. We lost the game and Coach Pellegrini got suspended for showing his disappointment.
We can not deny that Barcelona was the better side and the CityZens would have lost with or without the poor decision of the referee.
Manchester City started poorly this season in their champions league campaign. It looked like another disappointing season in Europe. However, Manchester City pulled off an impressive late display against Bayern Munich and beat them at Germany. The last group game against AS Roma was also impressive. The recent results shows that Coach Pellegrini has been able to find out some reasons why Manchester City were not doing well. Their recent results shows a team growing in confidence.
Mangala was disappointing. His poor form also led to weaknesses in our defence. Recently, Mangala has shown improvement in his game. Mangala's game play improved and his positioning has improved. A lot of Manchester City fans believe Mangala was the east player in our game against Leicester City. That tells a lot of how much growth Mangala has shown.
The victory against Roma showed a team that has learnt from their mistakes. A team that knows how to fix a problem.
No doubt, Barcelona FC have classy players and they know how to show up in big occasions. I expect a tough game. This Manchester City team is ready for the big challenge. Manchester City can compete with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich in performance. Delivering results in games like this is important.
The biggest strength of the CityZens lie in our confidence. Winning Barcelona will be a big boost in our confidence. The recent results show growth in confidence. If our form continue, then we should expect an entertaining match.
I am not saying beating Barcelona will be easy. I am saying this is a time the hard work and belief can pay.
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