Quote from: Mame89 on February 27, 2024, 07:18:42 PM

Quote from: Patrol69 on February 27, 2024, 06:39:58 PM

I don't see much chance for Barcelona to win the Champions League. Barcelona do not have the kind of wins and performances needed to win the Champions League trophy at the moment. When every position of a team is strong then good performance will come from that team but Barcelona is not strong in every position. Barcelona doesn't have a great finisher like Real Madrid, Barcelona doesn't have a good quality defender and Barcelona doesn't have a good quality midfielder, with so many weaknesses, it will definitely not be easy to do well in a tournament like the Champions League. Manchester City Real Madrid Bayern Munich are far behind in their preparations for the Champions League so this season is definitely going to be a tough season for Barcelona.

Even though Xavi once said that if Barcelona managed to win the Champions League, he would stick to his decision, namely to resign at the end of the season, but this would not improve Barcelona's performance in the Champions League. Barcelona's current performance is not strong enough to compete in the Champions League, as you said, Barcelona is not good in defense, midfield and front line. This is different from favorite teams such as Real Madrid, Man City, PSG and Bayern Munich which have squad depth that is almost the same in all lines.

The problems currently facing Barcelona are very complete, apart from their declining performance, their internal affairs are also not good. With the news that Xavi wants to decide to leave Barcelona at the end of this season, of course the Barcelona dressing room is not very conducive. With conditions like this, Barcelona will not be favored to win the Champions League title this season. However, Barcelona will qualify for the 8th round of the Champions League, their chances are very big because the second leg against Napoli will be played at Camp Nou, they only need to win by one goal difference to qualify.

If Xavi has said that he will resign if Barcelona win the Champions League title this season, then it is certain that Xavi is going to be the manager of Barcelona. Not to say that Xavi is bad as a manager, if this manager had financial freedom he might have been able to fulfill Barcelona's dream of winning the Champions League title for a long time. The teams that are currently in the Champions League competition are very tough and it is even more difficult for Barcelona to win the Champions League title by beating those tough teams. Teams like Real Madrid Manchester City and Bayern Munich will do well this season and I think any of these three teams will win the Champions League title.