UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

[tusandii]

Of course you cannot expect of them a possible Champions League win during this season as they simply have not the quality players required to achieve such thing.They are not doing that well in their domestic league either where they are only in mathematically in the title fight while I believe they to not have a chance to win it this season.Of course financial problems can have some serious impact in any team be it great or small as it cannot let the management to buy good players to improve the team,in some other cases even force good players to go away from the team because of such problems.

The more reason why the UEFA Champions League competition is important is because these coaches put it forward and make it their top priority to win every new season, we ought to understand how difficult it is for these clubs to win because they keep striving harder every season to accumulate good profits. The UEFA Champions League competition is definitely not for any random average team that's in good form, instead it's for the top clubs that knows how to handle their duties without complain from their headcosches.

It is clear that the Champions League competition is a dream for all teams in Europe, but quite a few will be disappointed if in the end they are eliminated. Again, the dominance of elite European clubs is still the strongest at the moment and it is very difficult for any average team to win against them. There is nothing certain here other than the mental readiness of all the participating players and the addition of much better squad depth makes it easier for elite European teams to advance to the higher stages. But every experience they can gain in the Champions League should be an asset and motivation for the competition in the next season and there are times when this average team can be the difference in the Champions League.

Yes, you are right, in this Champions League, the dominant club has a greater chance of becoming a candidate for the Champions League trophy because they have a lot of experience and have the right strategy to be able to manage the players to be able to successfully advance to  final round and beat their opponents like Manchester City which is currently This is still with pep Guardiola who has strategy to get through to the final round and is even still supported by key players and mainstays such as Haaland and De Bruyen.
Real Madrid also has a lot of great experience in the Champions League to qualify for the final round to get the trophy here with quality player and key players who currently have a lot of experience in the Champions League...
But maybe that won't be guarantee, it's just that clubs that have or often won titles in the Champions League have a big chance but that doesn't provide guarantee because sometimes clubs that don't have a lot of experience always put up tough resistance so experienced clubs may fail to continue to the final round. Meanwhile, currently there are many clubs that have great strength, such as Bayern Munich or Inter Milan, which currently have no problems with their mainstay players.

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[hahay]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a really significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

Barcelona is indeed experiencing a decline and their performance is less consistent but I think Napoli is also not better than Barcelona at the moment. So if you look at these conditions, I think they both have the same big chance of getting through to the next round. The only advantage Napoli has in the first leg is that they will play at home because as we know Barcelona has a bad record when playing as a guest in the Champions League this season.

True, the conditions of Barcelona and Napoli at this moment are both bad and thus, then ofcourse Barcelona and Napoli both have a chance to be able to win and qualify for the quarterfinals as well . About Osimhen, I personally assume that Osimhen has also experienced a decline in performance this season and therefore, then I think Osimhen will not really be a threat to Barcelona defense in the match later. After all,the fact is that Barcelona also still has a better squad compared to Napoli who also has a new coach and thus, I personally think that Barcelona still has a better chance than Napoli. Because ya, at least the Barcelona squad also has a good winning mentality compared to Napoli, because Barcelona still has several experienced players of course.

[ancafe]

But the manager is the major cog in the wheel and can make or mar a club.
Barcelona may not be able to get top talents but given the situation they found themselves in, they were able to make very smart transfers and bring in talented players, they now need a good coach to set the team in the right direction and Xavi, unfortunately, is not that manager.

I wish the club and manager well for the future and who knows, he may yet leave on a high, the league and UCL are still up for grabs.

Both managers and players are equally important for the club and if these two racers do not work well, the club will find it difficult to achieve success. Barcelona is not supported by experienced quality players so it is difficult to compete in the Champions League and they rely on squads with young talents caused by the lack of funds to recruit quality players who are experienced in the Champions League. Xavi Hernandez's long -term project was unlikely to run well and he began to be pessimistic with the performance of the Barcelona team.

Barcelona are going through difficult times now and maybe they will have enough financial problems in the next few seasons that it will have quite an influence on the results of the players they recruit. Xavi Hernandez also announced his resignation after the season ended and that means the club is not doing well at the moment.

[arimamib]

But the manager is the major cog in the wheel and can make or mar a club.
Barcelona may not be able to get top talents but given the situation they found themselves in, they were able to make very smart transfers and bring in talented players, they now need a good coach to set the team in the right direction and Xavi, unfortunately, is not that manager.

I wish the club and manager well for the future and who knows, he may yet leave on a high, the league and UCL are still up for grabs.

Both managers and players are equally important for the club and if these two racers do not work well, the club will find it difficult to achieve success. Barcelona is not supported by experienced quality players so it is difficult to compete in the Champions League and they rely on squads with young talents caused by the lack of funds to recruit quality players who are experienced in the Champions League. Xavi Hernandez's long -term project was unlikely to run well and he began to be pessimistic with the performance of the Barcelona team.

Barcelona are going through difficult times now and maybe they will have enough financial problems in the next few seasons that it will have quite an influence on the results of the players they recruit. Xavi Hernandez also announced his resignation after the season ended and that means the club is not doing well at the moment.

There is interdependence of both managerial decisions and player quality for a club's success. The lack of experienced quality players due to financial constraints indeed present hurdles for Barcelona, especially in elite competitions like the Champions League. There is complexity in managing Barcelona which has significant history. The announcement of Xavi Hernandez's resignation after the season adds another layer of concern, suggesting that the challenges faced by the club extend beyond the playing field.

Financial difficulties and managerial changes can undoubtedly impact a club's overall stability and performance. This is a undoubtedly challenging phase for Barcelona, and the coming seasons may present additional obstacles. It will be interesting to see how the club navigates these challenges and works towards a more stable and successful future, both on and off the pitch.

[Mayor of ogba]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a really significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

Napoli is also struggling in Italy's Serie A league this season; they are currently in the 9th position in the Italy Serie A table. This is the Uefa Champions League, and Barcelona can get a different form that will make them win against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League last 16.

[Asiska02]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a really significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

Some managers don’t really want them to get sacked officially by the team management, some prefer to resign by themselves which they feel is more respectful to their name than sacking. Whatever the case maybe though, Xavi has already admitted failure and can’t continue to push the team after this season. To me, I don’t see that much worse of a performance from the team, but for his reputation sack, he had to resign from the job.

Their round of 16 match is something they should take very important but I hope the statement of resignation from the coach at the end of the season shouldn’t retard them from putting the best performance into the match. It is not going to be an easy match for them but they can still win if they really want to. Both teams are on the same average performance this season, so they can easily face eachother and the better team will win.

[baeva]

The Champions League equation is getting tougher for Barcelona. Despite Barcelona being a big team and a big team, this team is currently losing most of their matches in La Liga or Champions League. Barcelona lost 2-3 against Antwerp in the last match. Against Barcelona Napoli are performing better than Barcelona. Barcelona's chances of going to the next round are very low with the way they are performing but if Napoli can improve their performance and if they play seriously in the upcoming matches then Nepali can qualify for the next round. There are many reasons behind Barcelona's poor performance but the most notable reason is that both Barcelona's defense and midfield are weak. Barcelona is not able to perform well in big matches due to weak defense and midfield.

I think what happened in the past doesn't have any influence, it's true that Barcelona is a big team in Europe, but this season their performance is quite poor.
From what happened in the La Liga match, we can predict that they will not be able to do much more on the Champions League stage because what is left in the UCL at the moment is the best team and in terms of quality, most of Europe's top teams are currently far above Barcelona.

This is inevitable because after all, with Barcelona's current condition even though they can actually still be said to be good in terms of performance for the Champions League, but in Domestic competitions they are in chaotic conditions and this could be eroded and carried over to the Champions League which could disrupt them.
The current situation of Barcelona is in an unstable condition and is currently exacerbated by Xavi's decision to leave at the end of the season which will definitely make Barcelona's internal situation even more chaotic.

Financial problems that are allowed to drag on in the end become a time bomb for them because indeed sooner or later something like this can definitely happen and I think Barcelona knows about this, it's just that they seem to turn a blind eye and don't really want to question their chaotic finances even though this has backfired on the club's performance and that's happening now.

It has only affected them in that they don't spend mad money and can't afford to buy a lot of players like they used to. Otherwise it's up to them, but I agree with you that it will definitely affect the Champions League. It's hard to talk about the team in the context of a possible win when they are in such a mess internally

Of course you cannot expect of them a possible Champions League win during this season as they simply have not the quality players required to achieve such thing.They are not doing that well in their domestic league either where they are only in mathematically in the title fight while I believe they to not have a chance to win it this season.Of course financial problems can have some serious impact in any team be it great or small as it cannot let the management to buy good players to improve the team,in some other cases even force good players to go away from the team because of such problems.

Yes, unfortunately that's true. They have their first match in the final 16 against Napoli, they are quite a serious opponent and I think they will probably leave this tournament already at this stage. Yes, Napoli are not in the best shape at the moment, but they will do their best to win these two games, because they can hardly do anything in their league and this is their chance

[tiCeR]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a really significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

Some managers don’t really want them to get sacked officially by the team management, some prefer to resign by themselves which they feel is more respectful to their name than sacking. Whatever the case maybe though, Xavi has already admitted failure and can’t continue to push the team after this season. To me, I don’t see that much worse of a performance from the team, but for his reputation sack, he had to resign from the job.

Their round of 16 match is something they should take very important but I hope the statement of resignation from the coach at the end of the season shouldn’t retard them from putting the best performance into the match. It is not going to be an easy match for them but they can still win if they really want to. Both teams are on the same average performance this season, so they can easily face eachother and the better team will win.

But from what I heard he didn't take full responsibility and shifted a lot of the blame to the club instead. It's not the classy way to do it and I think the timing indicates that this was more of an emotional move than anything else.

The major reason why managers don't step back themselves is because they don't get paid what is agreed upon in the contract if they get sacked before the contract expires. Most of the time that is a whole lot of money and the sole reason why managers wait until they get sacked by the club. If they decide themselves to finish the cooperation, I think they also forego any outstanding payments that would be due until the contract officially expires. It is all tactics for monetary reasons.

But in case of Xavi I almost feel as if he has something going on already. Or he puts the blame onto others before they can take action and sack him. But I am curious whether they will still take action because what kind of mess is this now? Xavi blames others, others blame Xavi and everyone knows that he will leave the club anyway.

[Dzigie]

Xavi accepted that this was his fault Barcelona started to go down in performance this much. There is a really significant change compared to the previous season. Their defense is so vulnerable and I can't imagine them against Napoli in this situation. I mean Napoli have a really dangerous attacking line you know. Players like Osimhen can take advantage of that weakness very well.

Like I said before I don't expect Barcelona to get past this round unless they improve their defending. Apart from that it is Xavi's own choice to leave Barcelona this summer. He didn't want to get sacked instead after a painful run as it seems.

Napoli is also struggling in Italy's Serie A league this season; they are currently in the 9th position in the Italy Serie A table. This is the Uefa Champions League, and Barcelona can get a different form that will make them win against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League last 16.

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

[kawetsriyanto]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

Dude, you need to be more realistic. We know the performance of the team can be different when they play in a different competition. But what we can see from Barcelona? They performed badly in Spanish Supercup, Copa Del Rey, and in La Liga as well. So, it is not surprising if they play bad in UCL, too. Moreover, we know that Xavi already announced that he won't be a manager of Barcelona in the next season. Barcelona is in an unfavorable condition, it is difficult to expect the players to play impressively.

In my own view, Barcelona may defeat Napoli in the current round. But I doubt Barcelona can win again in the next round. UCL has strongest teams in the world and the opponents will be harder for the next round. I assume the maximum target that Barcelona can achieve is to reach semi-final UCL. They have done a great effort if it really happens.

[Dzwaafu11]

Borussia Dortmund's performance this season in the Bundesliga league is not that good, but Borussia Dortmund has managed to be in the 4th position in the Bundesliga league table. Even though Borussia Dortmund is not in very good form this season, I believe they will win against PSV to reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.

I don't know how well we usually want a team to perform before we could see them as doing well, it doesn't matter how well or poor a team is performing someone has to be at the top and the others will follow but if we keep expecting everybody to perform well enough to be at the top them there may be some kind of chaos on the various league table.

Dortmund bene at the fourth position on the table bis a show of progress on their side and if they are able to maintain the position or probably take a step up the table,w e can say for sure they have tried this season and not waiting for them to get to the top of the table first before we can say they have tried well enough for the season, other teams int he bundesliga are doing better this season and we shouldn't be expecting they be at a lesser position as against Dortmund. This shouldn't be a reason tok to think they will do any better in the UCL because even PSV is doing well too but the have got better experience than PSV.

All this, I think, comes from their fans, and everybody will want to see their favourite team at the top, and that is why we see different quotes and posts saying that some teams are not doing well or that they are not at the top of the standings, so all this is because they want to see their favourite club at the top of the standings, which is not a big deal here. However Dortmund are doing, and for them to be in the 4th if the standing means they are performing well, so there is no doubt about that, and I completely agree with what you said.

However, sometimes a team does not have to be topping all the standings before we should say they are doing well. Some teams may top the standings in the Premier League table, so we don’t necessarily need to see that team at the top of maybe the Champions League or Bundesliga, so that's how things work, but most of us only want to see our favourite team everywhere at the top, which will be very hard for a single team to do.

[Josefjix]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

Barcelona history is different from the rest, they have one of the finest players in the past but the present players are active but they lack the consistent actions to perform. Barcelona is pretty messed up, because Xavi Hernandez have stated out his mind, he's leaving the club at the end of the season following their humiliating 5-3 defeats against Villarreal, a surprise it was for the club. Barcelona will compete with their strength but at the end of the day, they will not be awarded major titles because they will end up getting eliminated from the tournament.

[entertheabyss]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

Barcelona is not in outstanding take shape; we understand the club's current situation, which is not good for such an exceptional squad; they are going through a difficult time due to an overall decline in their performance, from their players, and everyone is pointing fingers at the team's head coach. Xavi Hernandez is doing his best within his end; he is human, just like us, and we do not expect him to be involved in every corner of the club; his primary responsibility is to focus on the club's main goal, which is to win games and raise trophies with Barcelona.

[mammusu]

But from what I heard he didn't take full responsibility and shifted a lot of the blame to the club instead. It's not the classy way to do it and I think the timing indicates that this was more of an emotional move than anything else.

The major reason why managers don't step back themselves is because they don't get paid what is agreed upon in the contract if they get sacked before the contract expires. Most of the time that is a whole lot of money and the sole reason why managers wait until they get sacked by the club. If they decide themselves to finish the cooperation, I think they also forego any outstanding payments that would be due until the contract officially expires. It is all tactics for monetary reasons.

But in case of Xavi I almost feel as if he has something going on already. Or he puts the blame onto others before they can take action and sack him. But I am curious whether they will still take action because what kind of mess is this now? Xavi blames others, others blame Xavi and everyone knows that he will leave the club anyway.

If the situation is like this, Barcelona will automatically not fire Xavi because Barcelona doesn't want to spend money to pay Xavi for their decision. Barcelona will wait until the end of this season to look for a new coach for Barcelona next season. I'm pessimistic that Xavi will be able to work more optimally after he announces his resignation.
He will look more relaxed in coaching Barcelona because there is no more pressure after the announcement of his resignation at the end of this season.

From Barcelona side they will continue to be patient in the second half of this season to stay with Xavi. Yes, Xavi must also be respected because he was successful in bringing the title to Barcelona last season. He deserves to be a successful coach at Barcelona because he coached for just 2 seasons and was able to bring trophies for Barcelona.

[Moeda]

Barcelona history is different from the rest, they have one of the finest players in the past but the present players are active but they lack the consistent actions to perform. Barcelona is pretty messed up, because Xavi Hernandez have stated out his mind, he's leaving the club at the end of the season following their humiliating 5-3 defeats against Villarreal, a surprise it was for the club. Barcelona will compete with their strength but at the end of the day, they will not be awarded major titles because they will end up getting eliminated from the tournament.

If the Barcelona president takes quick action to replace Xavi with a new coach, perhaps this condition will change. We look at Barcelona's current condition, it seems difficult to get through the play-off round. Now many names are being proposed as Xavi's replacement, one of which is Rafa Marquez, who was also with Barcelona.

At least, if the opportunity in the play-off round is lost, then Barcelona can survive next season. But if Xavi continues, it might be difficult to get through that phase.

The LaLiga standings are in 4th position, if they win the next match, there will only be a difference of 5 points with Athletic Club. So space is still wide open for the Athletic Club. But to emerge as champion, I think that is no longer possible.

[EL MOHA]

But from what I heard he didn't take full responsibility and shifted a lot of the blame to the club instead. It's not the classy way to do it and I think the timing indicates that this was more of an emotional move than anything else.

The major reason why managers don't step back themselves is because they don't get paid what is agreed upon in the contract if they get sacked before the contract expires. Most of the time that is a whole lot of money and the sole reason why managers wait until they get sacked by the club. If they decide themselves to finish the cooperation, I think they also forego any outstanding payments that would be due until the contract officially expires. It is all tactics for monetary reasons.

But in case of Xavi I almost feel as if he has something going on already. Or he puts the blame onto others before they can take action and sack him. But I am curious whether they will still take action because what kind of mess is this now? Xavi blames others, others blame Xavi and everyone knows that he will leave the club anyway.

You see this kinda of senerio it is usually trick to guess or know exactly what really is happening. Xavi must be fed up about how things might be run at Barcelona right now. Or he might be under pressure as we see from the board and the fans to turn things around and he might have thought about it like alright it is time to go let’s leave when praises are still high. Also what I think is the board might have made a decision to relieve him off his duties and instead of putting out like a sack to the media houses they prefer to take this turn to allow Xavi himself make the announcement at least this way they are parting ways with a club legend respectful. In any other words this seems to me to be a good decision for both parties as Xavi is definitely losing his touch.

Now there are many coaches on the market to pick from but Barcelona will have limited options because the likes of Xabi Alonso, Zidane and even Mourinho because of their affiliation with Real Madrid. A suitable option will be Hensi flick who currently is without any club after leaving Germany national team or better still they might want to opt for one of the Spanish coaches coming up in the Laliga.

[moneystery]

The sight of Xavi passing the baton is powerful. It shows how cruel football can be on and off the field, with pressures that can make even the boldest reassess their path. Xavi's sad decision shows his selflessness and love for Barça. Hes thinking of the club's future, not his own position in the storm.

Tuchel's involvement intrigues but worries me. Barça's problems go beyond the coach. Our financial problems have bound us, making it hard to compete or hire top talent. One part of me is hopeful. With Xavi dedicated his remaining time to a smoother transition, we may be able to progressively repair. It'll be a long path, but with unity and faith, we might just change the tide.

However, Xavi came for Barca who was in bad shape. and he managed to make extraordinary breakthroughs in the squad which made the team continue to grow. Unfortunately, the club's situation does not support Xavi's plans.
the situation will become increasingly difficult for Barcelona with their financial problems and must be ready to look for a new coach. although there will be many names, I doubt there will be any as good as Xavi with all the limitations he has.

in group h, barcelona is in 1st place with only two defeats, napoli is their next opponent, i personally see that barcelona still has a big chance of advancing to the ucl semifinals, but becoming ucl champions will be tough because looking at the current situation experienced by barcelona, they seemed to be losing their fighting spirit.

i don't think changing coaches is a good thing for barcelona to do now. focusing on xavi is a good decision because xavi still has a chance to improve barcelona's performance.

[temple]

in group H, Barcelona is in 1st place with only two defeats, Napoli is their next opponent, i personally see that Barcelona still has a big chance of advancing to the UCL semifinals, but becoming UCL champions will be tough because looking at the current situation experienced by Barcelona, they seemed to be losing their fighting spirit.

I don't think changing coaches is a good thing for Barcelona to do now. Focusing on Xavi is a good decision because Xavi still has a chance to improve Barcelona's performance.

I think for now it would be smart to focus on the quarterfinals only and to reach that, Barcelona has to beat Napoli in the round of 16. There is no need whatsoever to discuss at this point whether Barcelona could reach the semifinals when nobody actually knows whether they are able to beat Napoli at all and if they do, which team the opponent will be in the quarterfinals.

You said they have a big chance of advancing to the semifinals, but are you going to confirm that this is your opinion when they play against Manchester City or Real Madrid in the quarterfinals?

[Mayor of ogba]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

Dude, you need to be more realistic. We know the performance of the team can be different when they play in a different competition. But what we can see from Barcelona? They performed badly in Spanish Supercup, Copa Del Rey, and in La Liga as well. So, it is not surprising if they play bad in UCL, too. Moreover, we know that Xavi already announced that he won't be a manager of Barcelona in the next season. Barcelona is in an unfavorable condition, it is difficult to expect the players to play impressively.

In my own view, Barcelona may defeat Napoli in the current round. But I doubt Barcelona can win again in the next round. UCL has strongest teams in the world and the opponents will be harder for the next round. I assume the maximum target that Barcelona can achieve is to reach semi-final UCL. They have done a great effort if it really happens.

I agree with you that Barcelona can win against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League last 16 rounds because Napoli is also not playing good football this season. But it will be hard for Barcelona to get to the semi-final if they finally beat Napoli because the clubs that will get through the quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League will be too strong for Barcelona to handle with their bad performance this season.

[klidex]

The Champions League has a different atmosphere. Even if Barcelona are in last place in La Liga, when they play a Champions League game, they play like a Champions League game. This is the same for every team because this arena is the most prestigious tournament in the world. Barcelona undoubtedly don't have any major goals in the league and Champions League this season, but I'm sure that every game they play will be worthy of their history.

Dude, you need to be more realistic. We know the performance of the team can be different when they play in a different competition. But what we can see from Barcelona? They performed badly in Spanish Supercup, Copa Del Rey, and in La Liga as well. So, it is not surprising if they play bad in UCL, too. Moreover, we know that Xavi already announced that he won't be a manager of Barcelona in the next season. Barcelona is in an unfavorable condition, it is difficult to expect the players to play impressively.

In my own view, Barcelona may defeat Napoli in the current round. But I doubt Barcelona can win again in the next round. UCL has strongest teams in the world and the opponents will be harder for the next round. I assume the maximum target that Barcelona can achieve is to reach semi-final UCL. They have done a great effort if it really happens.

It is true that when we see that the performances of club in the domestic league is a little less stable then it is very likely that this could affect other competitions, especially the Champions League competition, because the competition in this League is the most difficult competition filled with the best and strongest clubs, maybe Barcelona will performed as well as possible in this important competition but how far will they survive because the condition of the Barcelona club is not going well, the coach will leave at the end of this season and the players will definitely seem to have lost their confidence because Xavi is a patient coach when facing a club that has financial problem but Xavi continue to provide his best tactics for Barcelona.

Yes, I also think that Barcelona might be able to beat Napoli because Napoli is also not in good shape in the league so Barcelona can take advantage of this opportunity and beat Napoli. But after that we doubt Barcelona can advance to the next rounds if their opponent in the quarter-finals are enough heavy and Barcelona could be knocked out before reaching the semi-finals.