Facts about Barcelona, they are not competent when it comes to elite competitions, always playing like some random average team but when it comes to La Liga, their performance is outstanding and incredible, they're ranked #1 favorites to lift the domestic league trophy. This is the exact ratings that Real Madrid utilized to outperformed the blaugrana. However this current UCL might turn out to be different for them. Barcelona made mistakes in the past, they looked forward to correcting them because Xavi Hernandez keen on improving his team's performance and setting a good reputation.
Last season and this season of course their performance has been different and it is all thanks to the polish of Xavi who was able to recruit several experienced players to compete in the Champions League. Of course they will target to qualify for the round of 16 and can also go far in the Champions League this season. Xavi succeeded in recruiting Gundogan and Cancelo as quite experienced players and was also supported by the good performance of old and new players so that they were ready to fight aggressively this season, especially in the Champions League.
Joao Felix also showed his best qualities on Barcelona front line, he was able to blend in quite well with the game scheme implemented by Xavi. In fact, he is always Xavi mainstay in every match. And also xavi is able to give birth to new star players by providing opportunities for young players to show their qualities like Lamine Yamal.