It seems that luck is very much on Barcelona's side this season in the Champions League. Barcelona occupies the last group which is inhabited by teams that tend to be no better than them, so basically Barcelona will be the favorites to qualify for the round of 16 this season.
I know Barcelona shouldn't be happy because no one knows if they can overcome all these challenges easily. Porto and Shakhtar are not to be underestimated, but I'm sure Barcelona will go ahead as planned.
Xavi could breathe a sigh of relief after the UCL Drawing was completed, Barcelona got an easier opponent after getting the advantage of joining Pot 1. Barcelona is the favorite team in Group H, only Porto is the toughest opponent Barcelona faces in the race to win Group.I know Barcelona shouldn't be happy because no one knows if they can overcome all these challenges easily. Porto and Shakhtar are not to be underestimated, but I'm sure Barcelona will go ahead as planned.
Even though Barcelona joins a relatively easy group, Xavi must not underestimate his opponents, he must remain focused on his goal of qualifying for the round of 16. The obstacles that Barcelona are still facing this season are on the front and back lines. Lewandowski is still having trouble scoring goals and is still very easy for the opposing team to break into.
Xavi must make good use of this situation this season because the chance to qualify for the next phase is very large in the Champions League. This is indeed quite good and with their current condition which is getting better in terms of performance and finances of course my hope is that they can do even better in the Champions League because this can spur their enthusiasm when they qualify from the group phase which distinguishes Barcelona this season in contrast to the previous 2 seasons.