Champions League : APOEL Vs Barcelona

Barcelona may have already booked their place in the Champions League knockout phase with two group stage games still to play, but manager Luis Enrique has not pulled any punches with his starting lineup for today's match against Cypriot side APOEL.

Enrique has left Neymar on the bench, but Lionel Messi leads the attack - fresh from becoming La Liga's all-time leading goalscorer - alongside Luis Suárez and Pedro. Javier Mascherano is given the job of anchoring the midfield, with Sergio Busquets left on the bench.

Match Details:

Champions League :   APOEL Vs Barcelona

25 November ,  2014

                                                          Neo GSP Stadium, at 19:45 GMT

 

APOEL line up in something resembling a 4-4-2, so expect them to sit deep and look to hit their visitors on the break.

APOEL starting lineup (4-4-2): Urko Pardo; Marios Antoniades, Carlão, João Guilherme, Mário Sérgio; Stathis Aloneftis, Vinicius, Nuno Morais, Tiago Gomes; Cillian Sheridan, Gustavo Manduca.

Barcelona starting lineup: (4-3-3): Marc-André ter Stegen; Jordi Alba, Gerard Piqué, Marc Bartra, Dani Alves; Rafinha, Javier Mascherano, Ivan Rakitić; Pedro, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez.

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