Barcelona
His victory against Naples last Saturday made several things clear: the first of them, and more important, is the tremendous dependence of the block on the performance of players like Ter Stegen, Piqué and, above all, Leo Messi. The Argentine star solved the ballot with a goal from the newspaper library (another one for the collection) and causing a penalty on the brink of halftime to give a little more temperance to a game that fell on his side. However, props as important as Luis Suárez, Griezmann or Busquets are not at their best level and to that is added the last-minute loss of Umtiti after testing positive for COVID. With everything and that, and despite the precedents of previous years against Rome and Liverpool, Barça will fight to be attached to this competition like a burning nail. One they have been earning for five years.
AS to follow: Leo Messi. In his lowest-scoring course since the 2007/08 season, he adds 25 goals and 21 assists. The scoring figure seems scarce speaking of the star, but his relevance and weight in this team is more important than ever. And it is precisely in this, the match of the year, where you can show off it.