To THE DETAIL: The possible rivals of the Barça in the Champions 2018-19

The FC Barcelona has closed the season like champion of the doublet: proclaiming champion of LaLiga Santander with authority, surpassing to the second classified by 14 points; and winning the Glass of Rey goleando to the Seville in the final. However, to the team of Ernesto Valverde has remained him a spine nailed: the Champions League.

The FC Barcelona fell deleted in quarter-finals of incomprehensible form in front of the Rome: in the party of gone, harvested a wide 4-1 in the Camp Nou; in the party of turn contested in the Olympic of Rome, were not able to keep the advantage and finally fell deleted, losing by 3-0.

Of face to the season that comes, in the FC Barcelona do not want to repeat the same errors, by what it is necessary to begin the Champions League with maximum concentration. The team of Ernesto Valverde, like champion of LaLiga, will participate in the draw of the phase of groups like team of the bass drum 1, avoiding to dangerous rivals.

However, there are other teams with potential, by what the Barça could see shut in a 'group of the death' formed by, in the worst of the cases, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool and Inter of Milan. The Barcelona will have to be prepared to struggle for obtaining the classification to eighth of final and, preferably, in the first place.

Analysis of the four bass drums of the Champions League 2018-19

Bass drum 1 (Rivals that the Barça will avoid)

The FC Barcelona will occupy the first bass drum of the Champions League like champion of LaLiga Santander and beside the champions of the six main European leagues, to which will avoid: Bayern of Munich, like champion of the Bundesliga; Manchester City, like champion of the Premier; Juventus, like champion of the Series To; Paris Saint-Germain, like champion of Tie it 1, and Lokomotiv of Moscow, like champion of the Russian league.

Besides, the bass drum will complete it the Athletic of Madrid, like champion of the Europe League; and the champion of the Champions League, that will go out of the clash between the Real Madrid and the Liverpool. If the English impose to the madridistas, will go to the bass drum 1 and will not be possible that the Barça have to face up them in the phase of groups. In the case of the Real Madrid and of the Athletic, could not touch equally for playing in LaLiga.

• Real Madrid / Liverpool (champion of the Champions League)
• Athletic of Madrid
• FC Barcelona
• Bayern Of Munich
• Manchester City
• Juventus
• Paris Saint-Germain
• Lokomotiv Of Moscow

Bass drum 2

In the bass drum 2 there will be teams very dangerous and others more affordable. The most powerful of them will depend also of the final of the Champions League. If the Real Madrid does not win it, will happen to form part of this bass drum (when playing in LaLiga would not be possible rival of the Barça). If the whites win the final, the Tottenham will become one of the 'coconuts' of this second bass drum.

Beside the Tottenham, the FC Barcelona could topar with rivals my dangerous gone out of this bass drum. Between them, the Manchester United of José Mourinho, that will go back to leave a millonada in signings this summer. Other powerful teams would be the Naples, that has attained to do 91 points in the Series To, or the Borussia Dortmund, always dangerous with cracks like Reus.

The rest of the bass drum will occupy it teams a stair underneath as they can be the Carry of Iker Boxes or the Shaktar Donetsk. In the case of the Benfica and of the Basilea, will have to happen the pertinent previous to form part of this bass drum.

• Real Madrid / Tottenham (If the Madrid does not win the Champions, will be bass drum 2)
• Borussia Dortmund
• I carry
• Manchester United
• Shaktar Donetsk
• Benfica (3ª previous)
• Naples
• Basilea (2ª previous)

Bass drum 3

The third bass drum of the Champions League also has dangerous teams that could touch him to the FC Barcelona. There is two very remarkable: If the Liverpool loses the final of the Champions League, will become the coconut of this group. In case that the 'reds' lose, the Tottenham, another colossus, will occupy his place.

Another of the teams that do not bring very good memories to the Barcelona is the Rome, hangman of the team of Ernesto Valverde in the present season. In the changing room culé safe that there are airs of revenge, but have to the Rome in the group would be complicated, so much by the memories as by the stood out quality, above other members of the bass drum.

Besides, in the third bass drum there are teams of dilated European path as they can be the Schalke 04, the Olympique of Lyon or the Monaco. The rest of the group will form it Salzburgo, CSKA Moscow and Ludogorets, all they more affordable that the previously mentioned.

• Tottenham / Liverpool (If the Liverpool does not win the Champions, will be bass drum 3)
• Rome
• Schalke
• Olympique Lyon
• Monaco
• Salzburgo
• CSKA Moscow
• Ludogorets

Bass drum 4

Of the two 'coconuts' of the fourth bass drum, only one can touch him to the FC Barcelona: the Inter of Milan. The Italians attained to put in Champions in the last day and are one of the rivals to beat in the fourth group. The another big team is Valencia, but can not be rival of the Barça when playing in LaLiga Santander.

Other interesting teams of the fourth bass drum could be the Galatasaray, always complicated by the caldeado environment of the Turkish stadiums, or the PSV Dutch. The rest of the bass drum will occupy it Viktoria Plzen, the Celtic of Glasgow, the Club Witches and the Hoffenheim.

• PSV
• Valencia
• Viktoria Plzen
• Celtic
• Club Witches
• Galatasaray
• Inter Of Milan
• Hoffenheim