The Spanish word man eye it's hard to translate, but a “morbid” or “sick” fascination almost does the job. It refers to something that should be horrible, but is actually quite compelling, in a slightly twisted way.
So it is not surprising that the Catalan newspaper Sport calls tomorrow's Champions League draw one that is full of “sickness” for them. For what? Because of the great history of Barcelona involved.
Pep Guardiola's favorite son is in the mix with his new team Man City. So is his successor at the Camp Nou, Luis Enrique, who manages a PSG team that Barça has developed its unique history in the Champions League.
There is Barcelona itself. Manged by the lieutenant in the field of Pep Xavi, whose departure is already sealed for this summer. Can he get one on his old bosses? Can he pull off a shock European win for the team who have already decided to give him the boot? There are many angles to this draw from a Catalan point of view – and more than a little illness
