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Graham Hunter assesses the chances for Barcelona as the club come to terms with the loss of their Cameroonian striker
Yet if a dedicated punter was looking to predict a winner on Wednesday then he or she would start with the fact that both of Barcelona’s two victories in the quartet of ties has been by a 2-1 scoreline and each time the scorer of the clinching goal has been Samuel Eto’o.
However during Barcelona’s last Champions League outing, their draw in Bremen, the Cameroon goal machine damaged his knee ligaments so badly that he’ll not play again until March or April. Advantage Chelsea.
Eto’o’s work is so spectacular that he has hit 67 competitive goals in two seasons and six games. For example, last season he not only scored decisive goals in three of Barcelona’s four knockout ties in the Champions League (Chelsea, Benfica, Arsenal) he also contributed a total of 48 points to his team’s La Liga victory.
Indeed that is a feat he has managed for two consecutive seasons.
Eto’o has scored in 39 of his 71 La Liga appearances during 2004-5 and 2005-6 and those 50 La Liga goals spread over the 39 matches have brought the team 30 wins, six draws and only 3 defeats. In the Champions League he has 11 goals in 20 appearances during which time Barca have only lost once – to Chelsea. Take the whole mix together and it proves that when Eto’o scores a goal of any kind there is a less than 1% chance of Barcelona losing.
It’s just that … where is Henrik Larsson when you really need him?
Graham Hunter assesses the chances for Barcelona as the club come to terms with the loss of their Cameroonian striker
Yet if a dedicated punter was looking to predict a winner on Wednesday then he or she would start with the fact that both of Barcelona’s two victories in the quartet of ties has been by a 2-1 scoreline and each time the scorer of the clinching goal has been Samuel Eto’o.
However during Barcelona’s last Champions League outing, their draw in Bremen, the Cameroon goal machine damaged his knee ligaments so badly that he’ll not play again until March or April. Advantage Chelsea.
Eto’o’s work is so spectacular that he has hit 67 competitive goals in two seasons and six games. For example, last season he not only scored decisive goals in three of Barcelona’s four knockout ties in the Champions League (Chelsea, Benfica, Arsenal) he also contributed a total of 48 points to his team’s La Liga victory.
Indeed that is a feat he has managed for two consecutive seasons.
Eto’o has scored in 39 of his 71 La Liga appearances during 2004-5 and 2005-6 and those 50 La Liga goals spread over the 39 matches have brought the team 30 wins, six draws and only 3 defeats. In the Champions League he has 11 goals in 20 appearances during which time Barca have only lost once – to Chelsea. Take the whole mix together and it proves that when Eto’o scores a goal of any kind there is a less than 1% chance of Barcelona losing.
It’s just that … where is Henrik Larsson when you really need him?
