Barcelona are going through a period of revival. OK, maybe we’re a little quick to jump the gun, but we have to say that it’s great to see Xavi smiling at the way his beloved Barca are playing these days. Flowing, attacking, aesthetically pleasing football and all that – it’s great fun. But for all their progress, Barcelona haven’t been able to score past their Europa League opponents Galatasaray when the teams met at Camp Nou last week. Tonight, they will get another chance, albeit in a hostile environment in Istanbul.WELCOME TO HELL !🔥#Galatasaray #BarcaGalatasaray #Barcelona #BarcavGS #ultrAslan pic.twitter.com/sHPB9VsL1o— Yaşar Eğri (@yasaregrii) March 10, 2022 The Turks will welcome the Blaugrana in a fiery atmosphere of their Ali Sami Yen Stadium and will try to stop the La Liga giants from scoring again. The first leg was the only game that ended goalless across all of the last 16 ties and it was the first time Barcelona had failed to score since the 3-0 Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich that’s seen them crash out of the Champions League at the beginning of December.WELCOME TO HELL BARCELONA 🔥🔥🔥@GalatasaraySK@FCBarcelona@fcbarcelona_tr#GalatasarayBarça pic.twitter.com/fUjwUjh1Ci— Emre şahin (@Emre_850) March 17, 2022 Galatasaray are having a bad season, and that’s putting it mildly. Despite reaching the knockout round in Europa League, their form in domestic competition has been terrible. They are currently 11th in the Turkish Super Lig and looking far from qualifying for any of the continental cups. After a poor start to the season, they got rid of Fatih Terim, their long-serving coach and a living legend of Turkish football.Eliminating Barcelona would make their season bearable, and you can be sure that there will be a lot of noise by their fanatic fanbase. They call their own stadium Hell for a reason – it’s not a pleasant place at all!UEFA EUROPA LEAGUELast 16, second legThursday20.45: (2.20) Crvena Zvezda (3.50) Rangers (3.50) /first leg 0-3/20.45: (1.53) Monaco (4.20) Braga (7.25) /first leg 0-2/20.45: (2.40) Leverkusen (3.45) Atalanta (2.90) /first leg 2-3/20.45: (9.50) Galatasaray (5.50) Barcelona (1.35) /first leg 0-0/23.00: (2.30) West Ham (3.10) Sevilla (3.35) /first leg 0-1/23.00: (2.40) Olympique Lyon (3.40) Porto (3.15) /first leg 1-0/23.00: (2.40) Eintracht Frankfurt (3.50) Betis (3.10) /first leg 2-1/***odds are subject to change
