Barcelona failed to reach the last 16 in the last two seasons, so this is the perfect season to expect them to return to the last 16. The match will be even more difficult in the knockout round, especially if both teams are strong teams from their respective groups.
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.
We can't really take the performance of barcelona in UCL as a measurement of the club. I meant the competitors of barcelona in the UCL was weak teams. Barclona may get stolen by real madrid in the upcoming game. Madrid was not only coming with the different squad.
This club is also having everything to beat barcelona at this season started from a good attacking midfielder and striker at the same time. Some wingest that were coming back again after they was hibernated like vini due to the injury and many more.
I think that there's no reason to call that if barcelona will be dominating the current game. In fact, barcelona is slowly but surely was going through hard fixtures that will come soon.
Barcelona was also playing so well in UCL but it was only against weakest teams that being placed in the same time. Im still doubting barcelona at this moment. it seems like that this club will not able to beat madrid with the current suqad.
The club needs someone like lewandowski. Barcelona didn't have great attacker this time. Lewandoski was always able positioning himself better than barcfelona