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ANALYSIS: The possible rivals of the Barça in 1/8 of Champions

Published:7/12/2016 - 23:19h

Updated:12/12/2016 - 12:25h

The FC Barcelona can confront in eighth of final of UEFA Champions League 2016-17 to Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica, Port wine and Bayer Leverkusen. To continuation analyse the situation of each one of them

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The FC Barcelona faces the draw of the eighth of final of UEFA Champions League 2016-17 with optimism, after having chained two goleadas consecutive in front of Borussia Mönchengladbach (4-0) and Osasuna (0-3) that serve to recover the good game and, especially, the spirit of face to the next commitments of the team in all the competitions.

This Monday the group of Luis Enrique will know to his rival in eighth of final of Champions League, that can be Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Port wine or Benfica. The three last are the preferred when being theoretically the most affordable, although it fits recalcar that Bayern Munich and PSG do not find neither much less in his best moment of the last years:

BAYERN MUNICH

The ones of Carlo Ancelotti are leaders of the Bundesliga empatados to points with the Leipzig (33), and so only six by in front of the Hertha of Berlin. On the paper are the most difficult opponent for the Barça, that has a sad balance of 10 parties played in Champions League in front of the germanos, with 2 livestocks, 2 empatados and 6 stray; in addition to 14 goals in favour and 18 against. Neuer; Lahm, Boateng, Hummels, Praises; Kimmich, Xabi Alonso, Thiago; Müller, Lewandowski and Ribéry are the eleven type of the combined German.

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN

They are the second more complicated club that it can touch him to the FC Barcelona, although the Barça already knows what is to delete them in eliminatory of Champions League, something that sucedió in two of the last five seasons. Of 9 parties played against the French, the Barça has won 4, empatado 3 and stray 2, with 16 goals in favour and 11 against. The eleven type of the ones of Unai Emery is the following: Aréola; Meunier, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Maxwell; Motta, Verratti; Lucas Moura, Ben Arfa, Matuidi; Cavani.

BAYER LEVERKUSEN

It is not so difficult like the two previous rivals, but also can put the difficult things, especially in Germany. It leaves eighth at present in the Bundesliga and, of 10 parties played in Champions, the Barça has obtained a balance of 6 livestocks, 2 empatados and 2 stray, with 20 goals in favour and 9 against. The ones of Roger Schmidt attained to classify like seconds of group by behind the Monaco, and surpassing to Tottenham and CSKA of Moscow, in the most equalised group of all the Champions League 2016-17.

BENFICA

The ones of Rui Vitória lead at present the League Sagres, but in the last years have gone losing progressively to some of his figures, basing now in a team, this yes, plagado of young promises and with a goalkeeper, Ederson, and a forward, Gonçalo Guedes, gone on down the Barça. The FC Barcelona has a balance against the Benfica of 7 parties played, 3 livestocks, 3 empatados and 1 stray, with 8 goals in favour and 4 against. The lusos surpassed to Besiktas and Dinamo of Kiev in his group, classifying by behind the Naples.

PORT WINE

The group of Nuno finish second by behind the Leicester City and by in front of Copenhagen and Witches, although the Danish were about to to snatch them the second position. They have lost in the last years to several of his stars, and present in eighth with a team that combines old glories like Iker Boxes with young promises. The balance of the Barça against the "dragoes" in Champions is of 8 parties played, 5 livestocks, 0 empatados and 3 stray; 15 goals in favour and 9 against.

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