CL Line-up

Hello all,



Unless Pep decides to pull a Mourinho-style fast one about Iniesta's availability, the line-up will probably look like this:



F:  Pedro, Villa, and Messi

M: Afellay, Xavi, Busquets

D:  Puyol, Pique, Mascherano, Alves



Reserves:  Keita, Milito, Fontas, Thiago, and Afellay (if Iniesta actually plays).



Pep could also play a 4-4-2 formation to counter a defense-orientated midfield (see below) with this line-up:



F:   Villa and Pedro

M:  Afellay, Messi, Xavi, Busquets

D:   Puyol, Pique, Mascherano, Alves



Big Mouth's line-up should look be what I dub (unless someone else has already beaten me to it) the "Christmas tree" formation: 4-2-1-2-1.  Without Carvalho and Khideira, the line-up is:



F:                         Adebayor

W:           Di Maria                Ozil

AM:                       Alonso

DM:         Pepe                     Diarra

D:        Marcelo Albiol  Ramos Arbeloa







It will be a difficult game, visca Barcelona!