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Porto, Shakhtar Donets and Antwerp are still below Barca level I think. True, Barcelona will very easily move into the last 16, which makes perfect sense because Barca are superior in Group H. Even though they haven't shown consistency in La Liga, Barca still have a long time to prepare in the group phase. Overall, Xavi squad is still solid, the addition of Gundogan and Canselo can add depth to their squad this season.
On the other hand, several young players who graduated from La Masia are also very good, Lamine Yamal could be a new hope for the Blaugrana. Barca journey to qualify from the group phase will run smoothly i think.
Even though it's hard to say anything definite about Barcelona's chances in the Champions League, but I think Barcelona can qualify and reach the last 16 easily this season. Porto, Sakhtar Donetsk and Antwerp are not teams that are too strong to hope to thwart Barcelona, but I believe Porto can perform better than the other two teams.
I can expect Barcelona to lead the Group H standings this season which will likely make them more profitable, but however this is just an assumption that cannot be completely confirmed. Barcelona has the advantage, but other teams also want to win something in the group stage.