AC Milan and FC Barcelona will face each other on Wednesday 23rd of November for one of the most exciting matchups of the 5th day of the Qualyfying round of the 2011-2012 Champions League.
After an early goal from Pato in September at the Camp Nou, FC Barcelona, whilst dominating most of the match, saw their lead vanish after a late goal in the dying minutes from Thiago Silva : 2-2 (Pedro and Villa had each scored for the Blaugrana). Barça is not seeking revenge. They will go out to play their attacking, high pressure, ball control game, as per usual.
Currently, FC Barcelona are 2 points ahead of their Italian rivals in the group H, and this match could be decisive for the first spot of the group, with the Champions League last 16 in mind:
- FC Barcelona 10pts
- AC Milan 8 pts
- Bate Borisov 2 pts
- Viktoria Plzen 1pt
I knew I was leaving the best team in the world
The match within the match? Catalan and Italian newspapers can’t seem to get enough of the feud between the Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his former coach, Pep Guardiola(during the 2009-2010 season at FC Barcelona). Despite admitting he knew he was leaving “the best team in the world” when he joined AC Milan from FC Barcelona in 2010, constant criticism has been made in interviews and in his new book (Who said footballers could only kick a football?) directed to the young catalan coach. Time will tell…
Meanwhile, Messi, on top form despite travelling the world and back for World Cup 2014 qualifying matches with Argentina, will try to score his 6th goal in the competition… As impressive as ever! If someone deserves the ballon d’or this year, please look no further!!!
AC Milan – FC Barcelona
Champions League, Day 5 – Group H
Stadio San Siro Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
Wednesday 23rd of Novemebr at 20:45
