Originally Posted by
ace_202
A few things i will say about this game seeing as i've got a lot of heavy insight and logic on these teams, especially Barca, having seem them play before, live.
Barca go into this heavy favourites and rightfully so. There has not been a back 4 or 5 that have been able to contain the Barca trident and the only time Barca haven't scored in the past 6 months was when Malaga played 10 men behind the ball. Juve, granted, have a strong backline and really thrive on being able to absorb pressure from other offensive teams and, as pointed out, have quite a potent counter attack but if i was to match Vidal V Alba or Alves V Tevez in a footrace towards other goal, i'm banking that the Barca boys would be able to do enough for Mascherano and Pique to flood back and fill the hole. I don't see Juve scoring in this matchup and Barca will make absolute mince meat of these the Turins here in the finals.
The ABSOLUTE only worry I have with Barca is with their big time game composure. Now I say this quite loosely seeing as they have gone to Allianz and scored, gone to Man City and dominated, albeit against weaker teams but my worry was the El Classico 3-4 months ago now. It was a cagey affair and the back 4 have been known to make slip ups from time to time. As mentioned above however their resolve has solidified and Barca will get their treble they've had their hands on since mid Feb.
In closing,
The only people going for Juve, are people who don't want Barca to win. Don't be foolish and back the 'value' pick because you'll end up a loser this time. Barca are a class above and Juve have had the softest run into the CL final. I don't need to say anymore.