Barcelona seem to be very lucky been grouped with Porto, Sharkhtar and Antwerp because clearly they are dominating in the group winning all three first legs and leading with nine points with Porto following behind with 6 points. It doesn’t look like Barcelona will lose even a game in this group, their future in the UCL this season looks very promising.
I believe that you made this statement before the Barcelona vs Real Madrid in the weekend where their we're defeated by a goal difference, although the overall performance of Barcelona in the Champions League has been very impressive bit in the other leagues such as the La Liga, the club is already gradually falling behind in the number of won games.
But if it is the UEFA then we can bank on the Barcelona squad to do something very impressive and much respected by the fans and even the other football spectators who may be interested in seeing the club win.
Every team has several weaknesses. Barcelona's performance is erratic. In La Liga, they could not occupy the top spot in the table. Real Madrid is playing very well it is true. However, the attacking side of this team is quite weak. Real Madrid are reliant on their midfielders. Manchester City's squad looks very strong but the City's midfield is quite weak without De Bruyne. And because of this, City's performance is also a bit slow compared to the previous season. All teams have some weaknesses. This is why it is difficult to predict which team will win the Champions League title this season. Despite Barcelona's erratic performance, this team will also be considered favorites for the Champions League title. Because they have an excellent squad.
I think that the most favorites club to win UCL this season will not be changing. City and real madrid will always become the favorite clubs to win the current season. In fact, city is still getting perfect result in the group stage as well as real madrid.
I won't count barcelona caused by this club is only lucky to be placed in the easy team. There may be also PSG who will become a good candidate to go to the final but it has not good bound.
Im not even seeing barcelon as the most favorite club to win UCL this time. City, real madrid and bayern are the most favorites club to win the UCL trophy. you can also imagine that if barcelona will face bayern. There will be also another amazing match like when bayern destroyed barcelona with huge scores.
Barcelona is not as competitive as real madrid, bayern and manchester city this time. Im sure barcelona will struggle when it will face those clubs.