Mercurial Galaxy CR7: 四月 2015

Ibrahimovic, 33, sat out the 3-1 defeat in Paris through suspension but is back - as is midfielder Marco Verratti.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta is fit despite leaving the field on a stretcher during last week's first leg.

Luis Suarez - scorer of two superb goals in that game - will play alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar.

PSG captain Thiago Silva will miss out through injury. He was replaced during the first leg by former Chelsea defender David Luiz.

PSG need to score at least three times to prevent Barca from reaching the semi-finals but Barca coach Luis Enrique was in cautious mood during Monday's news conference.

He said: "The result of the first leg is good but it is not definitive. We need to play really well to to get through the tie.

"The idea is the same as before the first leg: to have the ball. That brings with it putting pressure on our rivals."

PSG boss Laurent Blanc conceded that his side's chances of pulling off a famous win are slim but believes that the French champions will create chances.

He said: "We know the task is extremely difficult. Our problem is that we have to score, but I do believe we will have plenty of chances to do so.

"We have nothing to lose and we hope to prove we are better than we were in the first leg.

"The result last week would have been the same with our without our injured players. I would love to have all the players available for the first and second leg, but that can't happen. We can't complain about that because Barcelona dominated the game in Paris.

"PSG are building a great club and Barcelona is already a great club. We know we are not here on a school trip, we also know Barcelona will want to win so we have to be strong and solid."

Shaw moved to Old Trafford in a £30m deal last summer but has found himself in and out of the side after manager Louis van Gaal publicly criticised his fitness levels in pre-season.

But Shaw put in a solid performance in the 1-0 defeat against Chelsea on Saturday and hopes he can use the display at Stamford Bridge as a platform to launch his United career.

"I am still young and coming to the biggest club in the world hasn't been easy for me,” Shaw said.

"I haven't been playing and there has been a lot of negative comments about me. It is something that isn't nice and I've tried to ignore it, but hopefully the Chelsea game is the start of me coming back.

"I am positive. It was my first performance for six weeks, so it was great to be back on the pitch."

Shaw said he had no qualms about the criticism he received from Van Gaal regarding his fitness early in the season.

But the 19-year-old admits he took exception to suggestions he was withdrawn at half-time during last month’s FA Cup tie with Arsenal due to his poor physical state, adding he is enjoying working with the Dutchman.

"I saw a comment the other day saying I was taken off at half-time against Arsenal because I wasn't fit enough, but that's not true at all,” he said.

“This is coming from me and I know what the manager took me off for and it was not for my fitness because I could have carried on in the game.

"I spoke with the manager about it. I felt my back a little bit and he just wanted to be careful because I am young and hopefully have a long future ahead of me.

"Over the last three weeks, I have learned a lot from him and credit goes to him for trusting me in a big game like this one. He has two sides to him, but he is genuinely a really nice guy and a great manager."

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2015年4月21日星期二

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