Pride & Prejudice
Well it’s Messi against the Transalator and this after 1,000 kilometeres by bus from Barcelona to Milan.
It’s not difficult to imagine Mourinho devising a simple strategy of suffocation Italian-style which will neutralise Barca’s pivotal player and play on the disorientation of others. He has done it before and thinks he can do it again.
Forget about previous games. This is one with the capacity to wreck every cule’s dream-that is, if you don’t believe in miracles.
Mourinho has everything to play for, not least the prospect of moving to Real Madrid next season. To be knocked out by Barca at this stage, would leave him carrying the blame for having Messi play the Champions League final at the Bernabeu. That would make him spent goods as far as most Real fans were concerned.
As for Etoo, he has much to prove too. He always does against the old club that ended up under rating him.
Barca, best to think this is Rome not the San Siro, and watch that Gladiator movie again- with Etoo excised!
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