UEFA Champions League 2023/24 Season

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I also think the same thing that the problem is also their finances which might make Xavi leave Barcelona, but in my opinion the failure that Barcelona experienced if it was only because of the fight for the Spanish Super Cup or Copa Del Rey title which in my opinion is not more important doesn't make sense either, even though Barcelona has a chance in the UCL and also in Laliga even though it is a little difficult, but I think if it is only a small failure compared to its struggles last season it seems unbalanced.

I think Barcelona should look for a better replacement than Tuchel because I think there are still many coaches out there who are more suitable, apart from that I also want to see how Xavi displays Barcelona's game in the UCL and Laliga until the end of the season, I hope he gets results which was quite satisfying before leaving Barcelona and who knows, Barcelona will be able to reach the semi-finals of the UCL, no one knows that everything can be achieved as long as there is hard work from the team in their current main squad. I hope their financial problems will also heal soon after Xavi leaves so they can compete in the transfer market to get new players in the main squad.

Have important thing for Barcelona keep improving performance and focus on Champion League after two consecutives losses last match in La Liga and Copa del Rey. Have more than seven months later for next season begin and seems more enough time looking for replacement for Xavi Hernandez who leaves Barcelona after this season ended. In my opinion, Barcelona need new manager have the same philosophy with their games play and not make players have adapt with new formation.
Thomas Tuchel I don't think right replacement for Barcelona because his achievement with Chelsea and Bayern Munich not really impressive well,  maybe Jose Mourinho or Antonio Conte should be candidate for Barcelona manager next season because both them have good reputation and won many domestic league tittle with previous teams.

[rendravolt]

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.

[Iranus]

Dortmund is this season couldn't have a good performance like they had in the last season and they lost many points. Even Dortmund is far from the top of the table in the Bundesliga and they are not racing with Leverkusen or Bayern Munich for the title which means it is not as strong as the last season, But PSV is in a better situation and that's why I think PSV got much more chance to win the match and beat Dortmund.

I'm sure you know the reason why Dortmund not really chasing all the titles in the UCL or in the bundesliga.
more precisely, Dortmund is one of the popular teams in the UCL and in bundesliga and this team only always focuses on developing new talents with quality skills and current efforts to provide experience for players to experience matches in the UCL, even if they fail, it certainly won't create problems for Dortmund because the team this just wants to continue producing quality players.
we can see from Dortmund efforts for several seasons that this team is not too focused on getting the title but is always trying to get the safest position to get a ticket to the UCL.

on the one hand, I won't be surprised if Dortmund loses the upcoming match against PSV, but for me it's something normal that Dortmund often does.
so we dont need to take Dortmund current achievements seriously and just enjoy what Dortmund is showing us.

Dortmund is more interested in producing good players and then selling them for a good price. Not actually interested in performing well and winning trophies. They are probably one of the clubs which give more importance to having a good business and having good revenue of money instead of winning trophies. I think that is also a reason why they are not very much disappointed when the team loses. Otherwise, everyone from the Dortmund club should have lost their mind when they were unable to win the title in the last season.

[Jody.Drummer]

I'm starting to doubt Barcelona will be able to go far in the Champions League this season, the setbacks they're experiencing are real, and the latest result was when they lost to Villareal and that was after they were also eliminated from the Copa del Rey this season.
It's obviously not going to be easy for Xavi Hernandez and the players as they will be up against much stronger clubs in the Champions League. If they continue like this then Napoli will be able to eliminate them easily in the round of 16. The problem is that they can't do anything big in the transfer market because they have financial problems that don't allow them to spend more money to have a more solid squad. The key is to stick with the players they have at the moment.

Barcelona are now a shadow of themselves and yes I expected it to get to this stage. Now they’re compared to Spurs in England and that’s very bad as it’s reducing their calibre as a club. They lost at the Camp Nou to a Villarreal side that have almost lost it’s form as compared to how they were last season.

 This is pretty bad and things are really going down for Xavi and Barcelona and this is a bad signal especially as we approach the UCL Round of 16 stage. Napoli though aren’t in their best form but they would sure be able to thrash this current Barcelona because they pose a better threat than them currently. Well I don’t think having great signings is somewhat possible especially with the FFP issue they’re having. So they’ve got to make do with the current squad and get the best if not they sure won’t past the Round of 16.

It's been so long since they have been able to get out of this problem, I really regret that a club as big as them has problems like this. But also the problems that come to them are because of something they did in the past that put them in a very bad situation. I think they have to start from the bottom again, they have to process to get out of this protracted problem as soon as posible.
This is a lesson for them and also for all clubs so they can manage their clubs well. one solution is for them to sell to someone who can make them recover financially. However, until now I have not seen any signs of this, because if I had to rely on something they currently have, the process would take longer.

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Because in the end everything will definitely feel the same when performance in domestic competitions will affect other competitions, especially if it is talking  about mental problem unless they are really serious about focusing  o n one competition and not thinking about other competitions,  maybe this will be a little differentiator even though it is not too significant.
The current conditions for financial problems cannot be forced for Barcelona and the fans should also understand the current conditions but they are too demanding so that before Xavi made a decision, rumors about fan pressure that wanted Xavi to leave Barcelona because of his performance had been heard from a few weeks earlier.
At the moment it is actually a form of Xavi giving up and wanting to expect Barcelona to be better in the hands of a new coach but in the end it could backfire where events like those that have happened before during the Koeman era occur again.

Although I am quite sad about Xavi's decision to finally give up and leave at the end of the season. But I respect his decision which shows that he is not selfish if it is for the good of the club he loves. Pressure from outside the club has indeed become stronger. And it is possible that Xavi's decision can slightly reduce the criticism that continues to rain down on him.

Tuchel reportedly gave a positive signal and is ready to replace Xavi next season. But I personally see that the problems at Barcelona are not just about the coach, but indeed their financial problems have also been protracted so that they also have difficulty competing in the transfer market. But I am sure that Xavi will give his best in the remainder of his coaching time at Barcelona.

I understand your perspective. Knowing Xavi's relationship to Barcelona, watching him resign is hard. He clearly cares about the club, not just himself. Such selflessness is rare and remarkable. The outside pressure and criticism make him feel like he's carrying the world. A heavy weight can tire someone down

I'm wary of Tuchel intervening. His career has demonstrated some competence, but entering Barcelona's upheaval is another matter. They have a pile of financial concerns that won't be solved fast, and Tuchel's previous struggles make me doubt if he can handle Barcelona's storm. This ship requires a real plan to handle the financial tempest, not just a new coach

[Mayor of ogba]

With the way FC Barcelona is performing in La Liga currently, they even lost heavily to Villareal at Camp Nou with a 3-5 score in favor of Villareal. I know that Napoli is not also performing well this season, but there is a chance for Napoli to win against FC Barcelona in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

Every defeat for Barcelona this season will be an advantage for their opponents and of course Napoli knows that Barcelona is not as promising as before. With this news, this Italian team will try to get rid of Barcelona. Moreover, it has been quite a long time since Barcelona reached the round of 16 and of course the frustration of defeat will continue to plague the Barcelona players so that Napoli doesn't need to worry about destroying them.

In general, Napoli is not better than Barcelona, but the number of defeats that Barcelona has suffered so badly recently in all competitions will certainly make it easier for Napoli to beat them over two legs. It would be another history if Barcelona were truly eliminated in the round of 16.

Xavi deciding to "leave" (which is basically just sacked at this point) was the last drop, they are not going to just end up playing good after this, the manager is gone too so why would they play any different. Xavi could maybe feel a bit more free, knowing that he is not going to be there for a long time.

I really hoped this experiment would go better, they won the title last year, and they are at last 16 at ucl this year, so if they were just a bit better then they would have kept him. Think like, maybe Madrid could be first, but Barcelona at second, that would have been fine. But Barcelona is doing awful at the league, and that is why they fired him, but it is sad to see a team turn from champions to this way, wish they did better and kept Xavi.

Xavi didn't choose to leave but I think Barcelona wanted to get him fired from the team the CEO of Barcelona made him to leave instead of getting fired Maybe there are some financial benefits for Barcelona in this and they obviously don't want to disrespect their legendary paler.
We can't forget that Xavi had a perfect performance in Barcelona in the last season, but now they should make a decision after to get the team ready for the match they are going to have in the Champions League against Napoli.

I don't believe that Xavi is leaving Barcelona because he will be fired soon by Barcelona's management because of their poor performance this season. If Xavi knew he would get fired as Barcelona's head coach, he could have waited until he was fired so that Barcelona could pay him the remaining money in his contract with Barcelona.

[Docnaster]

Tuchel reportedly gave a positive signal and is ready to replace Xavi next season. But I personally see that the problems at Barcelona are not just about the coach, but indeed their financial problems have also been protracted so that they also have difficulty competing in the transfer market. But I am sure that Xavi will give his best in the remainder of his coaching time at Barcelona.

I think Tuchel's statement is just provoking the Munich leadership. Recently, Tuchel and the Munich leadership are dissatisfied with each other when he believes that his current squad is too thin and not strong enough to compete for championships in the arenas. This made the Honorary President of Munich, Uli Hoeness, angry and criticized him.
I think the problem of a team will lie in many places, not just in each coaching position. But to take immediate measures to appease fans and public opinion, the coach is always the first position targeted. With the current resources, I think Xavi has done his role well. I believe anyone in Xavi's position can only do that much, or even worse than him.

The reports that Thomas Tuchel have signalled that he's going to take over the managerial position at Barcelona next season I think is not true be mere rumours and speculations and that's because of the deteriorating conditions of Barcelona at the moment. Yesterday, Xavi Hernandez told the media that even if Barcelona ends up winning the UEFA Champions League title at the end of the current season, it'll not stop him from leaving the club at the end of the season. If a manager that has the kind of passionate love Xavi Hernandez has for Barcelona can be boldly making such statement, how then do you think that a manager of Thomas Tuchel's status will want to continue as the club manager when Xavi finally leaves.

Thomas Tuchel is currently the manager of Bayern Munich which undoubtedly is one of the strongest teams in Europe at the moment and if he's to leave the German champions at the end of the current season, I don't expect him to go manage a club like Barcelona who's currently unable to sign high profile players because of the financial crises at the club.

[TelolettOm]

Dortmund is more interested in producing good players and then selling them for a good price. Not actually interested in performing well and winning trophies. They are probably one of the clubs which give more importance to having a good business and having good revenue of money instead of winning trophies. I think that is also a reason why they are not very much disappointed when the team loses. Otherwise, everyone from the Dortmund club should have lost their mind when they were unable to win the title in the last season.

Dortmund often sold their best players with good prices, it is untrue if you stated they don't sell the players at good prices. Sure, Dortmund usually bought very young players and they grow them to be great players. When the players are popular enough and there are interesting offers, Dortmund sometimes sell their players. No doubt if Dortmund is very smart in growing talented young players.

Too often selling their best players becomes one of the problem of Dortmund. It bothers the squad stability, selling the best players must bring big impacts. In the current season, I don't see Dortmund squad is competitive enough to win the title. Dortmund already lost some good players in the previous transfer window. Bellingham is one of the main players who left Dortmund.

Here are most expensive players sold by Dortmund:
- https://www.transfermarkt.com/borussia-dortmund/rekordabgaenge/verein/16
- https://sportsbrief.com/football/47649-top-10-players-sold-big-money-by-borussia-dortmund/

[Blitzboy]

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

Because in the end everything will definitely feel the same when performance in domestic competitions will affect other competitions, especially if it is talking  about mental problem unless they are really serious about focusing  o n one competition and not thinking about other competitions,  maybe this will be a little differentiator even though it is not too significant.
The current conditions for financial problems cannot be forced for Barcelona and the fans should also understand the current conditions but they are too demanding so that before Xavi made a decision, rumors about fan pressure that wanted Xavi to leave Barcelona because of his performance had been heard from a few weeks earlier.
At the moment it is actually a form of Xavi giving up and wanting to expect Barcelona to be better in the hands of a new coach but in the end it could backfire where events like those that have happened before during the Koeman era occur again.

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.

[un_rank]

Barça's problems go beyond the coach. Our financial problems have bound us, making it hard to compete or hire top talent.

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.

- Jay -

[Weawant]

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.

[topbitcoin]

Because in the end everything will definitely feel the same when performance in domestic competitions will affect other competitions, especially if it is talking  about mental problem unless they are really serious about focusing  o n one competition and not thinking about other competitions,  maybe this will be a little differentiator even though it is not too significant.
The current conditions for financial problems cannot be forced for Barcelona and the fans should also understand the current conditions but they are too demanding so that before Xavi made a decision, rumors about fan pressure that wanted Xavi to leave Barcelona because of his performance had been heard from a few weeks earlier.
At the moment it is actually a form of Xavi giving up and wanting to expect Barcelona to be better in the hands of a new coach but in the end it could backfire where events like those that have happened before during the Koeman era occur again.

Although I am quite sad about Xavi's decision to finally give up and leave at the end of the season. But I respect his decision which shows that he is not selfish if it is for the good of the club he loves. Pressure from outside the club has indeed become stronger. And it is possible that Xavi's decision can slightly reduce the criticism that continues to rain down on him.

Tuchel reportedly gave a positive signal and is ready to replace Xavi next season. But I personally see that the problems at Barcelona are not just about the coach, but indeed their financial problems have also been protracted so that they also have difficulty competing in the transfer market. But I am sure that Xavi will give his best in the remainder of his coaching time at Barcelona.

He knows that if he forces it, it will make Barcelona's situation even more chaotic so in order to maintain that in the hope that Barcelona will be better if it is headed by someone else then indeed he will definitely release his status and will not force himself because he already has a deep enough love for Barcelona and he does not want Barcelona to be destroyed.

As for the issue of Tuchel as his replacement, indeed in this case there are several rumors about it but honestly whether he will be able to improve Barcelona's performance (if he really becomes the main candidate) I mean we know his performance in the Bundesliga with resources that are very much different from other clubs alone it is already inconvenient to bring Bayern to the top of the standings especially in Barcelona's current condition which is in financial difficulties and difficulties due to lack of players.
This needs to be considered further for Barcelona management in the end.

[rozak]

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.

[rahmad2nd]

Xavi didn't choose to leave but I think Barcelona wanted to get him fired from the team the CEO of Barcelona made him to leave instead of getting fired Maybe there are some financial benefits for Barcelona in this and they obviously don't want to disrespect their legendary paler.
We can't forget that Xavi had a perfect performance in Barcelona in the last season, but now they should make a decision after to get the team ready for the match they are going to have in the Champions League against Napoli.

However, in fact, it is clear that Xavi Hernandez has said he will resign as Barcelona coach at the end of this season. In fact, he conveyed Xavi's decision to resign as Barca coach after his team suffered defeat in La Liga. Xavi said, "I think the situation needs to change direction", quoted from BCC Sport. so, I think what you say is a personal assumption. because, there is no evidence at all. For example, if Barcelona wants to fire him, it is very likely that Laporta will do it without having to create this scenario.

Well, if there is financial gain, what is the trigger? Honestly, I'm a little curious about what you think and maybe we can discuss it more widely if you're interested. btw, I am a Barcelona supporter. But to be honest, I don't really like the style and system that Xavi uses. There are several points that in my opinion, Xavi lacks experience and the experiments he carries out are sometimes quite strange. However, I don't deny that thanks to Xavi, Barcelona was able to win a trophy last season. Well, as far as we know, Xavi will still manage Barcelona until this season ends. at least with his statement regarding resignation at the end of the season, Xavi should have done his job well. whether in domestic competitions or the Champions League match against Napoli in the round of 16.

[Oluwa-btc]

Barça's problems go beyond the coach. Our financial problems have bound us, making it hard to compete or hire top talent.

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.

- Jay -

Hehe. Smart Transfer? I smirk on those words, Barcelona made smart transfer and yet they have no good enough midfielder's to replace Sergio Busquet? This has been a good problem for me to obviously see and Barcelona fans go ahead bashing the manager and saying all linds of trash rambling about, most Barcelona fans are huge sims of disappoinment truthfully.

They had Injured players who should have done well in his squad as well.

Whoever they bring in will have to go through all of these challenges as well. Skip em and you'll suffer for it in the domestic league games and Competition.

[Lannakosa]

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.

Barcelona is a very attractive club for the best coaches, and although Xavi is a good coach, I have no doubt that Barcelona can find someone more experienced than the young Xavi.

I looked, but did not find any mention of the fact that Barcelona has big financial problems, and that this will somehow negatively affect the club in the future. Even if there are problems, as many teams probably have, Barcelona concede so many goals not because they have problems, but because their main goalkeeper is injured, and Pena is too young to play well at this level.

Ter Stegen can return to the game on February 11, for the Champions League match with Napoli, he is already training with the team. Perhaps we should wait a little, and things will change for the better on defense.

[Velvet78]

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.

[abhiseshakana]

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.

[temple]

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.

That is indeed true, both teams are from what their form they had last season. It's difficult to guess which team could be considered the favorite here as both teams have shown games that were like night and day. It makes no sense to think that they show the highest Champions League level possible. I would rather expect a game where you can see that both teams are nervous and afraid of making mistakes and I wouldn't be surprised if it were easy mistakes that will decide who is going to make it to the next round.

[Ondekinecakabilirim]

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.

I completely agree with you on this. Barcelona are bad this season but Napoli are bad too. I think both teams have equal chances. Also, Barcelona have more experience in this cup than Napoli. I want Barcelona to advance to the next round, but I wouldn't bet on this match. Because it is always very difficult to predict the outcome of such matches. Other matches seem to be easier to predict compared to this match.