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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.
I dont know if this is a coincidence or its a reality but for me a team that is able to lift the Champions League trophy usually has star players in the team but also this will not guarantee that a team can get the UCL trophy just because there are star players but that just my opinion.
Barcelona currently still has Lewandowski and for me this player is one of the star players who has had success in the past but he is old enough to appear even stronger and on the one hand Barcelona still has weaknesses in defense because the players that have been obtained this season have only been acquired for free without being able to select players of higher talent to buy.
for Real Madrid it is likely that they will also have the same fate as Barcelona because losing Benzema is one of the difficulties for Madrid to be able to appear stronger as before and until now they have not found a replacement for Benzema and even have to wait for surprise news from Mbappe. and for Man City they still have a chance in the upcoming UCL season but at the start of the season Man City was a little inconsistent in the EPL and their main player Haaland also experienced a change in his performance. I think Guardiola will work hard to improve his players again to be able to lift the UCL trophy again.