Barcelona's team has performed brilliantly in La Liga for several seasons but have not been able to show their best in the Champions League. But with the kind of performance the team is doing at the beginning of this season, it can be expected that Barcelona will show something great to the fans in the Champions League this time.
Barcelona has indeed performed very well in the LA Liga, but Barcelona has often performed poorly in the past few seasons due to financial factors and injuries to several players which have been the cause of their unlucky UCL. Looking at the current composition of players, Barcelona should be able to perform in the UCL better than last season where they were forced down to the Europa League. The presence of ilkay gundogan as a creative midfielder should be able to present a game that fans miss in their heyday like in 2015
Barcelona needs to try this season to go far in the Champions league because they need to also show that they are capable of lifting this trophy and not only Laliga. The present squad of Barcelona and their playing pattern can fetch them the trophy if they are consistent with their performance. I was how it took them a very long time before they could score Cadiz two goals last weekend.
I don't think that it will be easy for them to lift the trophy since we have strong clubs like Real Madrid and Man City who will not easily give up on the race. Gundogan is a good player and his presence will add positive impact to the club's performance just like he did in Manchester city.
Barcelona will certainly be looking to do well in La Liga as well as the Champions League this season. However, whether they can maintain the consistency of performance, it is not yet known for sure. Much will depend on Xavi's match strategy. At the same time, Barcelona have a lot of young players in their squad. We don't know how they will perform.
My personal opinion is that Bayern Munich and Manchester City are the favorites to win the Champions League next season. Both these clubs have excellent squads and experienced coaches. Bayern Munich have been strengthened by the addition of Harry Kane to the squad. On the other hand, we are not sure if Real Madrid will do well in the Champions League. Because they lost the best player in their squad, Benzema. Now if Real Madrid can add Mbappe to the squad, this team will also be on my favorites list for the Champions League title.