Barcelona and Real Madrid Lineups Champions League 2013-2014
Barcelona coach, Gerardo Martino, announces his squad which will appear in the 2013-2014 Champions League group phase. Of the draw that was held in Monaco, Thursday (08/29/2013), Barcelona are in Group H with AC Milan, Ajax Amsterdam, and Celtic. This group is quite heavy as the fourth team ever to win the Champions League. Barcelona proved to be quite difficult when you meet Celtic in the group stage last season. At that time, able to silence Celtic 2-1 Barcelona at Camp Nou. however, Celtic responded with the same score in the second leg. Barcelona created a single goal in injury time Lionel Messi. In the round of 16, then met AC Milan Barcelona. Barcelona surprisingly lost 0-2 to host AC Milan. Barcelona rose in the second leg. They managed to conquer Milan by a score of 4-0. These results make them advance to the quarter-finals. Step they finally stopped in the semifinal after eliminated Bayern Munich 7-0 on aggregate. Regardless, Barcelona remain optimistic to compete in the Champions League because they have Neymar. Duo Neymar and Messi starting to look sharp when Barcelona beat Valencia 3-1, Sunday (09/01/2013) then.
Following Barcelona's squad for the Champions League group phase 2013-2014:
Goalkeepers: 1-Victor Valdes, 13-Jose Manuel Pinto, 25-Oier Olazabal
Defenders: 2-Martin Montoya, 3-Gerard Pique, 5-Carles Puyol, 14-Javier Mascherano, 15-Marc Barta, 18-Jordi Alba, 21-Adriano, 22-Daniel Alves
Midfielder: 4-Cesc Fabregas, Xavi Hernandez-6, 8-Andres Iniesta, 12-Jonathan Dos Santos, 16-Sergio Busquets, 17-Alex Sog, 24-Sergi Roberto
Forwards: 7-Pedro Rodriguez, 9-Alexis Sanchez, 10-Lionel Messi, 11-Neymar, 19-Ibrahim Afellay, 20-Christian Tello, 23-Isaac Cuenca
Following Barcelona's squad for the Champions League group phase 2013-2014 match schedule:
18 September 2013, Barcelona Vs Ajax
October 1, 2013, Celtic Vs Barcelona
October 22, 2013, AC Milan Vs Barcelona
6 November 2013, Barcelona Vs AC Milan
26 November 2013, Ajax Vs Barcelona
December 11, 2013, Barcelona Vs Celtic
Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage drawn in Group B along with Copenhagen, Galatasaray and Juventus. Galatasaray will be the first opponent Real Madrid in the group phase, Tuesday (09/17/2013).
Following Real Madrid squad for the Champions League group phase 2013-2014:
Goalkeepers: 1-Iker Casillas, 13-Jesus Fernandez, 25-Diego Lopez
Defenders: 2-Raphael Varane, 3-Pepe, 4-Sergio Ramos, 5-Favio Coentrao, 12, Marcelo, 15-Daniel Carvajal, 17-Alvaro Arbeloa, 18-Nacho, 32-Jorge Casado
Midfielders: 6-Sami Khedira, 11-Gareth Bale, 14-Xabi Alonso, 16-Casemiro, 19-Luka Modric, 22-Angel Di Maria, 23-Isco, 24-Asier Illarramendi, 33-Borja Garcia
Forwards: 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 9-Karim Benzema, 20-Jese Rodriguez, 21-Alvaro Morata
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