Manchester City v Barcelona combined XI: No place for Yaya Toure or Vincent Kompany

Left out: Manchester City’s Yaya Toure, Alvaro Negredo, Pablo Zabaleta ans Samir Nasri

If Manchester City didn’t already know they’re facing an uphill battle to knock Barcelona out of the Champions League last-16, a quick look at individual player stats highlights just how much of a mammoth task lies in wait for Manuel Pellegrini’s men.


City’s stars are out scored in all but three positions when combining the highest rated performers in a 4-3-3 formation.
Victor Valdes 7.13 > Joe Hart 6.65

Barcelona’s goalkeeper Victor Valdes

Dani Alves 7.49 > Pablo Zabaleta 7.14

Barcelona’s Brazilian defender Dani Alves

Gerard Pique 7.53 > Martín Demichelis 7.23

Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona

Marc Bartra 7.5 > Vincent Kompany 7.22

Barcelona’s defender Marc Bartra

Adriano 7.54 > Gael Clichy 7.18

Barcelona’s Adriano

David Silva 7.72 > Andres Iniesta 7.37

Manchester City’s David Silva

Cesc Fabregas 7.63 > Yaya Toure 7.48

Barcelona’s Francesc Fabregas

Fernandinho 7.61 > Sergio Busquets 7.33

Manchester City’s Fernandinho

Lionel Messi 8.44 > Alvaro Negredo 7.09

Lionel Messi of Barcelona

Sergio Aguero 7.76 > Neymar 7.73

Manchester City’s Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero

 

Alexis Sanchez 7.77 > Edin Dzeko 7

Alexis Sanchez of Barcelona

Stats based on league performances and courtesy of WhoScored.com
However, if you were looking at Champions League performances, the team would look like this:


FC Barcelona, Manchester City FC