Liverpool vs Barcelona Watch Live Champions League Semi-Final
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Date: Wednesday, May 1
Time: 03 p.m. ET
Location: Camp Nou
TV channel: TNT and Univision
Streaming: fuboTV (Try for free)
Odds: Barca -145 / Liverpool +350 / Draw +320
Live/Repeat:Live
Time: 03 p.m. ET
Location: Camp Nou
TV channel: TNT and Univision
Streaming: fuboTV (Try for free)
Odds: Barca -145 / Liverpool +350 / Draw +320
Live/Repeat:Live
Liverpool vs Barcelona Live
Champions League semi-final, These two legs are likely to be Barcelona’s
toughest challenge of the season, but their reward, if they are able to
get past this, is a final against either Tottenham or Ajax who are far
from heavyweights in Europe, although they will still pose their own
specific problems. Wrapping up the league title against Levante in the
previous match has certainly helped their preparation for these two
ties, as Ernesto Valverde can afford to rest his key players against
Celta Vigo in the match sandwiched inbetween. Expected
Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi will return to the starting XI after
only being used as substitutes against Levante. Arturo Vidal is
well-suited to breaking up counters and matching the intensity of
Liverpool’s midfield, but Ernesto Valverde is likely to opt for Arthur
due to the control he brings and the connection he provides to the front
three in order to keep them heavily involved. Everything Barca
Philippe Coutinho has played well in recent games, but Dembele is likely
to start because of how he will force Trent Alexander-Arnold to track
back, which will help nullify the threat of the full-back, otherwise,
the French winger will have plenty of space to run into which is when he
is at his most dangerous.
Suarez’ experience will be pivotal in opening up space for Messi to work
his magic in by dragging defenders away through his intelligent
movement and linking up play in the final third. Much has been made of
Van Dijk’s brilliance this season, but he will have his work cut out
trying to shut down Messi; the Argentine has faced plenty of talented
defenders during his career and they often end up on the losing side
with their reputation somewhat diminished.
Having made the transfer from Anfield to the Nou Camp last January, the
Brazilian became the eighth and latest player to play for both of these
European powerhouses. Liverpool's attacking trio was previously a 'fab
four' before Coutinho made the move to Spain.
After signing the former Inter man for a fee of around £8.5m, Liverpool
sold him to Barca for over £100m. However, the midfielder is yet to
justify the money spent on him, as he has struggled to nail down a
regular starting spot at the Catalan club in his first 18 months.
The highly-rated Argentine made the move to Liverpool following his
shock transfer to West Ham in 2006. The feisty midfielder built on his
reputation at Anfield as he became a first-team regular, forming a solid
partnership with
After three seasons with the Reds, Barcelona came calling and snapped up
the defensive midfielder for a fee of £17m. During his time at the Nou
Camp, Mascherano adopted a role in the centre of defence with Gerard
Pique and went on to play over 200 times for the club. Pepe Reina Gary
McAllister,Jose Manual Reina
Believe it or not, Pepe Reina used to have hair. Also, he used to play
for Barcelona before he made the move to Merseyside. Starting out in the
Barcelona C team, the Spaniard slowly worked his way up the ranks to
first choice for Barca, where he made 30 appearances in the early 2000s.
After being shipped out to Villarreal, Liverpool took a punt on the
keeper - a punt which paid off, as the former Barca man went on to
feature nearly 300 times for the Reds. A fan favourite during his ten
years at Anfield, Reina eventually left for Bayern Munich in the summer
of 2014.
