FC Barcelona is very close to being eliminated from the Champions League.
of Spain soccer giant FC Barcelona is in a special situation on Wednesday in the Champions League. The team’s relegation from the playoffs can be confirmed even before the start of the team’s penultimate match.
Barcelona is in a really painful position in Group C, as Bayern Munich has secured the promotion spot, and Inter is three points ahead of the Catalans in the second promotion spot. On top of that, Inter remain level on points ahead of Barcelona based on head-to-head matches.
On Wednesday, Inter will face Viktoria Plzeň on their home field in a match that starts at 19:45. Plzeň has lost all its matches with a combined goal difference of 3–16. The balance of the away matches is 1–5 and 0–5 back-to-back saunas.
If Inter wins, it secures a place in the next round. With other results, Barcelona’s straw hat remains for the last round.
Barcelona will face the group leader Bayern Munich in their penultimate match. The match starts at 10 p.m., and Barcelona’s head coach Xavi Hernandez announced on Tuesday that the team will gather in the locker room to watch the match between Inter and Viktoria Plzeň together.
A match where Barcelona’s relegation is highly likely to be confirmed.
“I don’t like to talk about miracles. We have a little hope, even though we are in a very unpleasant situation. The odds are against us, but unexpected things can happen,” Xavi commented, according to the Reuters news agency.
“We have to win regardless of what happens in Milan. We have to play as if only our game matters so that we can show that we are better than Bayern.”
Although Barcelona desperately needs help from Viktoria Plzeň, Xavi did not want to send his regards to the Czech club.
“I have too much to do anyway to start playing coach of other teams,” Xavi stated.
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