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Of course Barcelona have stronger depth this season due to several signings made by Xavi in this transfer window. Gundogan presence is expected to bring Barcelona back strong in the Champions League. I think Barcelona's toughness will be assessed when they face matches in the champions league. I think Xavi should be able to get Barcelona past the group phase and go far in the Champions League this season. In the previous season, Barcelona failed in the group phase because they were unable to compete with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. I don't think that's happening again with them this season. At least it can reach the semifinals or more.

Well, as for the Champions League semi-final, I would not have swung so far, given the other contenders, with the squad played and not having such serious financial problems. But Barcelona can count on getting out of the group quite well and must fight for it. And then everything will depend on the success of the draw, which clubs will be rivals, how everything will turn out. Nevertheless, Barcelona, in my opinion, is not the main favorite in the current Champions League draw, despite all its progress under the leadership of Xavi Hernandez.

Barcelona have been in financial trouble for the past few seasons. The financial condition of the club is not good. Due to this, they are not able to add any big star player to the squad. And they also failed to pay high wages to the squad players. However, Barcelona have a fairly stable and strong squad. If financially able, Xavi would have been able to strengthen his squad and make it Champions League worthy. However, Barcelona's performance has been somewhat erratic and the team is not the favorite for the Champions League title. But I think this team will be able to qualify for the semi finals. Unless they face tough opponents like City or Munich, qualifying for the semi-finals won't be difficult for them.

The financial problem of Barcelona has really been a set back for them, depriving them from going after good talented players that can help the club to perform well in the Champions league competition. I'm not too sure about Barcelona in Champions league if they will do well this season because they really not have the strength to Challenge other strong squad participating in the Champions, I don't see Barcelona to be among the favourites to win champions league.

In the past we have seen the Barcelona manager always try to build a very strong squad. And Barcelona dominated both La Liga and the Champions League. But after messi left the team, the scenario gradually changed. Barcelona coached Koeman. Koeman turned this team into rubble. The performance of the Barcelona team was very bad. Barcelona's performance gradually stabilized after Xavi took over. But still the Barcelona squad cannot be compared with the Munich or Manchester City squad. Also, while Xavi is undoubtedly a good coach now, he lacks the experience as a coach for a platform like the champions league. And so Barcelona cannot be considered as a favorite for the Champions League title this season as well. If the bonding between their players is stronger then maybe the team can do well in the Champions League as well.