LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Kungiyar kwallon kafa ta FC Barcelona tana kokarin tabbatar da shiga zagaye na goma sha shida na gasar zakarun Turai ta UEFA Champions League a ranar Talata, inda za ta fafata da Benfica a filin wasa na Estádio da Luz.
Barcelona ta fara gasar ne da rashin nasara a hannun Monaco da ci 2-1, amma tun daga lokacin ta samu nasara a wasanni biyar da suka gabata. Wannan nasarar ta sanya ta zama daya daga cikin manyan ‘yan wasa a gasar, musamman saboda karfin da take da shi wajen zura kwallaye.
Haka kuma, Benfica na bukatar nasara don ci gaba da fafutukar shiga zagaye na gaba. Duk da haka, rashin fitowar Angel Di Maria na iya zama matsala ga kungiyar ta Portugal.
“Muna fatan samun nasara a wannan wasa don tabbatar da shigarmu cikin zagaye na gaba,” in ji wani mai goyon bayan Barcelona, David, 22, daga Santa Coloma de Gramanet. “Muna fatan kungiyar ta ci gaba da nuna kwarin gwiwa.”
Ana sa ran wasan zai kasance mai tsanani, musamman idan aka yi la’akari da yanayin da ke kewaye da shi, inda ake sa ran ruwan sama zai yi tasiri a kan wasan. Duk da haka, masu sha’awar Barcelona sun yi imanin cewa za su iya samun nasara.
Idan Barcelona ta yi nasara, za ta tabbatar da shiga zagaye na goma sha shida da kwanaki kafin karshen rukunin. Wannan zai ba su damar shirye-shiryen wasan karshe na rukuni da kwanciyar hankali, inda za su fuskanci Atalanta a filin wasa na Camp Nou.
Benfica, a daya bangaren, na bukatar nasara don ci gaba da fafutukar shiga zagaye na gaba. Rashin fitowar Di Maria na iya zama matsala, amma suna da damar yin amfani da gida don samun nasara.
Ana sa ran zabin zagaye na gaba zai gudana ne a ranar 21 ga Fabrairu, inda za a fayyace wadanda zasu fafata a zagaye na goma sha shida. Wannan zabin zai taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen tantance wadanda zasu ci gaba da fafutukar samun kambun gasar.
