- The Champions League is now too difficult.
- His team lost to Inter Milan at home in a game.
- Barcelona’s chances of making it to the knockout phase.
“The Champions League is too complicated anymore,” Coach Xavi of Barcelona said after his team lost to Inter Milan at home in a game that was essential to their playoff hopes.
A sizable throng gathered outside the home stadium to welcome the squad, as tickets for a game that needed to be won were already sold out. But the audience was let down.
Barcelona’s chances of making it to the knockout phase are now all but gone after maintaining a 3-3 draw against Inter Milan on Wednesday. With two goals near the finish of the game, Robert Lewandowski was able to tie the score.
The Catalans’ chances of making it to the knockout stage are not good with only four points in four games. If Inter Milan lose to Bayern and Plzen and Barcelona wins both matches in the group stage against the same clubs, it would almost be an uncommon circumstance for Barcelona to qualify.
Barcelona will play in the Europa League for the second straight season if they finish in third place. They made it to the quarterfinals of the previous season, but they lost to Frankfurt to halt their journey.
Xavi urged his players to concentrate on La Liga right away. Barcelona unquestionably has a quality team this year, unlike last, but if they have trouble scoring goals, their chances of winning the La Liga trophy would be diminished. Since Robert Lewandowski has scored the most goals for them this season with nine, their defense in the Spanish league has proven to be formidable.
However, their most recent league loss to Real Madrid has cost them three points and brought an awful week to a close for the Blaugrana.
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