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The last time Barcelona were dismantled 4-0 away from
home in the Champions League, a similar thought had
entered the mind: was this a pa sive performance from the
Spanish giants, or was it their opponents simply having
too much for them to deal with.When the game ended, and
Bayern Munich with their 4-0 cushion knew they had e
sentially booked their place in the 2013 Champions League
final, there was a strange feeling of something great
coming to an end. It certainly felt as though the mighty
Barcelona, with their mighty Me si, would be making way
for teams like Bayern Munich in terms of European
dominance.As it happened, it wasnt exactly the case. That
summer, Neymar signed from Santos, a player widely
regarded to be the next big thing. Then the following
year, after the World Cup ended, Luis Suarez signed from
Liverpool. Together with the talismanic Me si, the three
have formed po sibly the most dangerous and potent front
line in history.In May of 2014, in walked former Celta
Vigo manager Luis Enrique to take over from the short
lived Gerardo Martino. That 14/15 season, after a
difficult start for Enrique who the Spanish pre s were
convinced had not won over the likes of Me si and
reported rumblings of disquiet from within the camp
brought their first treble since 2009.
Crisis? What
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of another Champions League campaign, and its happened to
Barcelona again.Enriques side came up against a PSG team
who for once in the last four years are not walking to
the French league title without much resistance. The
first leg was played at the Parc De Princes on February
14th, during a month when usually the current French
champions have their sights on European progre sion, with
their domestic chores having already been seen to for
another season.PSG dominated the game, they were hungry
for the ball something which they usually are in
European games but the energy tends to ebb in the second
half they were relentle s in po se sion and without the
ball too. All in all, they wanted to win more.Unai Emery
was no doubt brought in for his European experience and
because he had the trophies to show for it. Three Europa
League titles on the bounce was enough to convince the
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the man who could bring to PSG what Laurent Blanc was
unable to; European calibre.In regards to this match in
Paris, the original question rears its head again; was
this Barcelona on an off day, or PSG on a very on day?
Barcas flatne s cant be ignored. Youll never see a more
anonymous performance from two players who many regard
respectively as the best player and best striker on
Earth. Suarez and Me si were invisible. Their only real
attacking threat came from the third prong of the
trident. Brazilian Neymar showed flashes of his
brilliance and wicked pace, but it just wasnt enough.It
must have been a terribly frustrating night for Neymar.
He looked like the only player who was in some way up for
it, who wanted to push for that precious away goal. His
frustration can be summed up when at one point he burst
up that left wing, cut inside, bombed past two or three
players and played a beautifully timed and weighted pa s
to Andre Gomes, putting him in on goal, but the
Portuguese couldnt convert.Barcelonas deficiencies could
be talked about at length, but I think it was the calibre
of PSGs performance that proved the vital component in
this resounding victory.Three or four players from the
Paris could have earned the man of the match accolade.
Had Marco Verratti not been unfortunate enough to pick up
an injury at the hour mark and be subbed, he would have
easily earned it.The Italian is fast being recognised as
one of the best young midfielders in Europe. His
composure on the ball, his vision and pa sing ability,
the way he wriggles away from challenges with a
terrifying ease, he could remind the average football
viewer of a younger Iniesta, and I do believe the young
Paris player could soon end up at the club where the
World Cup and European Cup
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players ever to grace a pitch.Perhaps the only plus side
of Verratti making an early exit was that it gave the
crowd an opportunity to show their appreciation for the
Italians wonderful performance with a thunderous round of
applause that had the air of unending respect and
adulation.Adrian Rabiot saw
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ninety minutes, and he was absolutely tremendous
throughout. Both defensively and going forward, the young
Frenchman put in po sibly his best performance for the
club. He won tackles all over the pitch and showed a real
determination when engaging in attacks. The guy just
didnt stop working. He picked up a yellow card very early
into the game, which normally would be the kind of thing
to make a midfielder ease off his subsequent challenges
and be more careful, but the way Rabiot played for the
rest of the game, youd never have gue sed he was in the
book since the tenth minute. He and Verratti ran the
show.Kimpembe had a great game at the back in the absence
of captain Thiago Silva, who is the real source of
stability and experience in that defensive line. Very
late on, he made a tackle from within his own box that if
mistimed, could have resulted in a penalty and an away
goal for Barcelona. But it was perfectly executed, and
alongside Marquinos in central defense, the pair kept an
in-form Suarez from doing much at all.The star of the
show was Di Maria, who scored a brace and is certainly
looking back to his world-cla s best, which certainly
wasnt the case during his brief time at United, during
which Di Maria had subsequently admitted he was
constantly played out of his favoured position by Van
Gaal. With new-ish siging Draxler operating on the
opposite wing, and Cavani playing up front, the three
gave a real balance and freshne s to the side going
forward and were a nightmare for Barcelonas back line
throughout the match.Does this spell the end for another
glorious reign at Barcelona? With a very early European
exit looking likely, and with a seven-point gap between
themselves and Real Madrid being a big po sibility once
Madrid have played their games in hand, this season may
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Enriques last. But, as with the damaging defeat at Bayern
Munich (and the eventual 7-0 aggregate score resulting in
the second-leg lo s), this defeat to PSG in particular
could turn out to be a ble sing in disguise. It could be
the sign that perhaps another change is needed.A
performance such as this will really make people sit up
and take notice of PSG. If they put in performances like
this every game, theyll win the thing.The tie is not over
yet however. If there is one team in the world you would
back to overcome a four-nil deficit (even providing that
such a feat has never been achieved in the Champions
League knockout rounds before), it would be Barcelona.
But because
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