According to worldwide Business Times (IBT), Barca will still qualify for the next rounds if they lose and if Bayern Leverkusen loses BATE Borisov in a separate group match.
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Barcelona have a win percentage of 86% in the last 15 Champions League matches – they have won 13. We have also got some very talented players and, with these, we are going to have to be incisive when it matters.
After managing a draw in Rome thanks to a miracle goal by Alessandro Florenzi, Roma will need to grab a result in the Camp Nou if they want to maintain their second place position in the group.
Following a 1-1 draw in Italy on matchday one, Roma remain the only side to have played Barca more than twice in Europe’s top competition without suffering a defeat. In the last five matches, they have had three wins, losing to Inter Milan and drawing with Bologna after conceding a late penalty.
Another special display from Pjanic is needed if Roma are to have any hope of beating Barca.
Will Lionel Messi feature in the starting lineup against Roma on Tuesday?
“We were more mature, but this Roma has more quality”.
Garcia’s men have the benefit of having claimed a 1-1 home draw with Barca in their Group E opener, but Luis Enrique’s team have kicked on to find imperious form since then.
It’s arguable that Barcelona have not played as well as they did against Real Madrid at the week- end since either last June’s UEFA Champions League final or perhaps the first leg of the semi- final against Bayern München. They can profit from the space that Barcelona’s offensive game inevitably leaves at the back.
Barcelona’s Champions League rivals Roma know they are up against it as they prepare for their clash against the Spanish giants on Tuesday night.
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Garcia not intimidated by BarcaDespite his admiration for Barcelona, Ancelotti believes that Roma can hurt Luis Enrique’s Liga leaders on the break.
