TheUNInterrupted:A Sports Odyssey

          We continue with Part II of our analysis and preview of the cataclysmic matchup between Barcelona and Liverpool:   GOING TO SEE AVENGERS: ENDGAME?         ME NEITHER, because this is the only end game that matters right now: the first leg at Camp Nou on Wednesday, quickly followed by Anfield for the 2nd leg on the Tuesday of next week.         WHO CAN STOP SALAH, FIRMINO AND MANE?            Playing on the right for Liverpool will be " their Messi" Mo Salah, currently playing a wonderfully underrated campaign, scoring 25 EPL goals and 10 assists, including a fever-dream scream from distance against his former club Chelsea and 2 goals and a righteously unselfish assist vs Huddersfield in a 5-0 win.            His speed will not only keep Jordi Alba preoccupied, Barcelona will also need their left center back (either Lenglet or Umtiti)...

               Whoever isn't excited for this tie is NOT a football fan...two of the most successful European clubs of all time, the two most attractive playing styles, the mysticism of the Camp Nou and the bright lights of European nights at Anfield, ex-teammates battling against each other...      Perhaps you'd be more interested in the NBA Playoffs?      Pfff...right...       ....you have Lionel Messi playing against one of the few clubs he's never scored against (in only two tries), you've got Jurgen Klopp on one side with his festive grins and aggressive leadership, the athleticism of Liverpool's front three facing off against the guile, experience and craft of Barcelona's trident in quite the showdown of attacking prowess, with two starters for Barcelona being former Liverpool stars Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez (perhaps even legends of the English club), both players leaving in a c...