Thursday noticed the draw for the League Part of the UEFA Champions League, and it’s honest to say that Barcelona bought a fairly difficult set of fixtures.
The Blaugranes can certainly take coronary heart from their efficiency within the premier European competitors final season, when Hansi Flick’s high-risk, high-reward excessive line virtually landed the squad with one other Remaining berth.
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While there have been a couple of heart-stopping moments the leisure worth was sky excessive, and if that may be replicated on this season’s competitors, who is aware of how far Barcelona can go this time.
Let’s check out the groups they’ll have to fulfill – and hopefully beat – with a view to get by way of to the knockout phases as soon as extra.
Paris Saint-Germain
The present Champions League holders and arguably the most effective workforce within the match final season.
Barça will face them at dwelling in what is definitely going to be one of many ties of the League Part.
Luis Enrique and Ousmane Dembele up in opposition to their previous membership once more provides one other layer of intrigue to a sport through which the Catalans should be at their easiest.
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Chelsea
One other of the hardest potential video games comes in opposition to Membership World Cup winners, Chelsea, at Stamford Bridge.
Although Barça have some fantastic recollections in West London, Enzo Maresca’s facet look a troublesome nut to crack at dwelling.
A win on the Bridge would ship a message concerning a title tilt in the very best means.
Eintracht Frankfurt
For anybody believing that the sport in opposition to the Germans will probably be a stroll over, Culers solely must look again to the Europa League match on the Camp Nou three years in the past as a reference.
That sport was arguably one of many lowest current factors on the membership, and utilizing that sport as motivation will probably be obligatory.
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Membership Brugge
Any workforce that may win 9-1 on combination within the Champions League, as Membership Brugge did in opposition to Rangers within the last qualifying stage, has one thing about them in an attacking sense.
In entrance of their very own followers the Belgians will probably be eager to spring a shock, so Barça should be on their guard on this one.
Olympiacos
Had this sport been in Greece, it may’ve proved to be a tough tie, however dwelling benefit ought to see Hansi Flick’s facet take this one.
As with all of the opposite ties within the league part, complacency will probably be Barça’s enemy.
Let’s not overlook that they received final season’s Greek Tremendous League conceding simply 16 objectives within the common stage of the competitors.
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Slavia Prague
Barcelona have solely confronted Slavia Prague twice earlier than, within the 2019/20 Group Stage.
A 0-0 draw on the Camp Nou in Matchday 4 adopted a 2-1 away win for the Catalans, although Barça weren’t that convincing in both sport.
This one will even be an opportunity for Barca to once more push dwelling a bonus within the League Part and make life simpler for themselves, assuming that this isn’t one of many final fixtures on this explicit stage.
Copenhagen
Roony Bardghji will get a direct probability to play in opposition to his previous workforce ought to the supervisor resolve to permit the teen to play some half.
Relying on when this explicit fixture falls, Flick might be able to rotate his squad closely, permitting his tried and trusted generals to focus on the essential league video games to return.
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Newcastle
Again in 1997/98, the Magpies loved one of many biggest night time’s of their historical past when beating the Catalans 3-2.
After beating PSG 4-1 at St. James’ Park not so way back, Eddie Howe and his facet may fancy a repeat, nevertheless, within the three fixtures between the perimeters since that epic encounter, Barcelona have received all of them.
The Toon Military will probably be in full voice so it’s as much as Barça to silence them.