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Hata hivyo, licha ya umahiri wao katika kumiliki mchezo, PSG bado hawajamaliza kazi kwenye kundi lao. Bayern Munich wapo nyuma yao kwa pointi tatu na timu hizo zinatarajiwa kukutana kwenye mechi ya mwisho hatua ya makundi Disemba 5. Bayern wanataka kulipa kisasi cha kipigo cha 3-0 Parc des Princes, ikiwa wataweza kuibuka na ushindi wa mabao manne, watafaanikiwa kuipiku PSG na kukaa kileleni mwa kundi.
 
Timu chache zitacheza mechi yao ya mwisho hatua ya makundi Ligi ya Mabingwa zikiwa na alama 12 kibindoni bila uhakia wa kusonga mbele, na baada ya kipigo cha kizembe cha 1-0 dhidi ya Basel Jumatano Manchester United nao wanajikuta katika hali hiyo.
 
Kuruhusu goli la dakika ya 89 kwenye mechi ambayo ambayo walipaswa kuwa wameshashinda hadi wanakwenda mapumziko inamaanisha sasa wataikaribisha CSKA Moscow Disemba 5 wakiwa na kazi ya kufanya kujihakikishia wanasonga hatua ya 16-bora. Mechi yao ya Old Trafford itakuja ikiwa siku tano kabla ya mechi dhidi ya majirani zao Manchester City.
 
United wamejiongezea presha ambayo haikuwa na sababu, Michael Lang ndiye aliyepeleka majonzi alipounganisha krosi kutoka winga ya kushoto na kutikisa nyavu za United.
Sare ingewatosha United kusonga mbele, lakini ufisadi wao katika muda wa saa moja ndiyo sababu walishindwa kuwadhibiti Basel kuizidi ujanja safu yao ya mabeki.
United walitawala mchezo kabla ya mapumziko wakimiliki mpira kwa asilimia 74 na kutengeneza nafasi nyingi.
 
Romelu Lukaku alipewa pasi nzuri na Paul Pogba lakini alipiga shuti moja kwa moja kwa Tomas Vaclik, Anthony Martial alijitengenezea nafasi nzuri na kukimbia kwa umahiri lakini hakuweza kumaliza vizuri na Marouane Fellaini alipata nafasi nzuri ya kufunga mara tatu lakini jitihada zake ziliishia kugonga mwamba. Marcos Rojo pia alishuhudia shuti lake la masafa likigonga besela.
 
Tumefunga kwa sababu kipindi cha kwanza tulipaswa kuongoza kwa 5-0 na hatukuweza kufunga hata goli moja baada ya kuumiliki mchezo mno, na kwa kiwango tulichocheza hapakuwa na uwezekano kwa nini tushinde," maneja Jose Mourinho alibwata baada ya mechi.
"Lakini uzoefu unasema kuwa unapopoteza nafasi nyingi sana unajiweka mwenyewe kwenye hali mbaya kama hiyo."
Kwa upande mwingine, Pogba alikuwa na kiwango safi kabla ya kuchoka baada ya mapumziko, na kutolewa baada ya muda wa saa moja.
 
Lakini kutoka kwake kuliwawezesha Basel kuamka na kufanya hatari zaidi maisha ya Mashetani Wekundu. Baada ya kukaa nyuma kwa muda mrefu United wakiendeleza presha zaidi hapo awali, Basel walianza kucheza zaidi kama timu inayotaka kushinda ili kuweka hai tumaini lao la kutinga 16-bora baada ya CSKA kuifunga Benfica. United walijibu kwa kuziba njia.
 
Mourinho alijaribu kuzima kasi ya wapinzani wake kwa kumwingiza Marcus Rashford, Nemanja Matic na Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mswedeni huyo akicheza dakika 20 za mwisho katika mechi ya pili baada ya miezi saba.
Lakini ukweli ni kwamba United hawakuonyesha nia ya kucheza kutafuta ushindi baada ya mapumziko na Lang alipofunga goli la ushindi dakika za majeruhi, ilikuwa kama thawabu kwa timu ambayo ilionekana kutafuta goli.
 
United bado wanaweza kutinga 16-bora kuwa kuifunga CSKA, endapo watafungwa wao basi hatua ya mtoano hawataweza kuingia.
 
Matokeo kamili ya mechi za jana haya hapa:

Sporting CP 3 - 1 Olympiakos Piraeus

Anderlecht 1 - 2 Bayern München

Atlético Madrid 2 - 0 Roma

PSG 7 - 1 Celtic

Juventus 0 - 0 Barcelona

CSKA Moskva 2 - 0 Benfica

Qarabağ 0 - 4 Chelsea
 
Ernesto Valverde is doing things his way. The Barcelona boss appears to be unconcerned by outside interests and even in playing pretty football. He just wants to get results and, up until now, his pragmatic approach has been extremely effective.
It is not easy to coach Barca. Gerardo Martino was attacked by the media after his side had (slightly) less possession that their opponents in a league game against Rayo Vallecano, despite winning 4-0, while Luis Enrique almost lost his job following a spat with Lionel Messi, after which he left the Argentine on the bench.
 
That Messi plays when he wants is a seemingly unwritten rule at Camp Nou, but Valverde left the five-time Ballon d'Or winner out of the starting XI away to Juventus on Tuesday in a surprise selection, as Paulinho - a player Barca fans did not want but the coach did - played as a false nine in Turin.
And then there is the formation. Barca over the years have stayed true to 4-3-3 or 3-4-3, but Valverde has mixed it up this term, playing 3-5-2, 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1 as well as the traditional system.
Quite clearly, the former Athletic Club coach is uninterested in what others think he should be doing.
 
In La Liga, it has worked well. Barca lead the Primera Division by four points and are already 10 clear of their fierce rivals Real Madrid after 12 rounds of matches. And in the Champions League, they topped their group by three points coming into the match against Juventus.
That was despite a goalless game away to Olympiacos and there is the feeling with Valverde that he is happy with a draw in Europe when it comes to difficult matches on the road. And that same sensation was all apparent in Turin on Tuesday.
 
With Messi left on the bench as Valverde looked ahead to the crunch clash against Valencia at Mestalla on Sunday night, Luis Suarez cut an isolated figure up front and the Uruguayan only touched the ball just 14 times in the first half.
Paulinho, meanwhile, had his moments. However, the best thing about the Brazilian so far at Barca has been his chemistry with Messi and there was none of that with the Argentine watching from the sidelines in the first 45 minutes.
 
Messi replaced Gerard Deulofeu after 55 minutes and came close to breaking the deadlock with a free-kick that fizzed just over the crossbar. Suarez was off target with another effort, but Juventus probably had the better chances and this was not vintage Barca.
It has not been for some time, but it is working. The Blaugrana have conceded only four goals all season in La Liga and have let in just one in the Champions League - and even that came when they were 3-0 up at home to Olympiacos.
 
With Messi in the team and other technicians such as Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets, there will always be something to admire when Barcelona play, but Valverde is not a stylist and he is unconcerned with aesthetics.
That can be a dangerous game at the Catalan club as Louis van Gaal and also Luis Enrique found out in their tenures, but as long as it brings trophies, the fans will be happy enough for a while. And after the double defeat to Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa, this season has exceeded all expectations for Valverde's new pragmatic Barca, who have now recorded back-to-back 0-0 draws in the Champions League for the first time eve
 
If even Messi is happy to sit out on occasions, the Barca boss clearly has the players on his side. He is his own man and this team is being built very much in his image. So far, so good.
 
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