FC Barcelona face Bayern Munich on Wednesday (9 p.m.), on the last day of the group stage of the Champions League. The Catalan club could be forced to win in Germany to hope to reach the round of 16. Suffice to say that it would take a real feat …
Xavi and Bara will have to achieve the Munich feat.
FC Barcelona in the Europa League, you have to go back to the 2003-2004 season to see it. After a failed 2002-2003 season, after which he finished 6th in La Liga, the Catalan club had played in the C3 for the last time in its history. A little less than 20 years later, this scenario could be laughed at.
Compulsory victory?
Indeed, the Blaugrana formation finds itself in an unfavorable position to obtain an 18th consecutive qualification in the knockout stages of the Champions League. In the standings, Barcelona, 2nd, yet has 7 points, two more than Benfica, 3rd, the only team that can still prevent it from joining the next round. However, the two teams face opponents of a very different caliber: the Portuguese club welcome Dynamo Kiev, already assured of finishing last in Group E, while the Spanish club go to Munich to challenge Bayern.
The calculation is therefore simple. If Barcelona beat Bayern, Barcelona will go to the round of 16. Or if not, the formation led by Xavi will have to count on a misstep by Benfica, namely a draw or a loss, against Kiev. Two scenarios that seem difficult to imagine all the same. But in football, you never know … Still, to be quiet, Bara will have to win the Allianz Arena, where the Rekordmeister remains on 22 wins and one draw in 23 group matches. His last home defeat at this stage of the competition dates back to December 10, 2013 against Manchester City (2-3). A match where both teams were already qualified.
Nagelsmann prvient le Bara
And to hear Julian Nagelsmann, for whom only victory with manner matters, no gift will be made to Barcelona. We will play with the best possible team. Lewandowski will start. My greetings Benfica , coldly let go of the young German trainer at a press conference. The first good news for Xavi is that the game will be played behind closed doors due to the health situation in Germany. The second is that Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Michael Cuisance, Marcel Sabitzer, Serge Gnabry and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, injured or in quarantine, are absent.
In this complicated situation, the FCB can still count on its glory to succeed. We are the Bara and we must be aware of where we are and what we represent , Daniel Alves explained to reporters. We depend on us. It’s a final and we will give everything to try to compete as much as possible, even if we never won there. Xavi continued. If the Catalan coach wants a benchmark match to launch definitively after Messi, it’s tonight or never.
Can FC Barcelona win Munich? Do not hesitate to react and discuss in the area add a comment …
.
