United, Arsenal, Milan... Barça may have a new 'group of death' in the Champions League

Copenhagen, PSV Eindhoven and Royal Antwerp confirmed this Wednesday his classification to the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League, with which completes the listing of 32 clubs that will participate in the edition number 69 of the maximum tournament of European clubs. The Tuesday, Young Boys, Sporting Knickers and Galatasaray had followed suit when surpassing the 'playoff'. For the FC Barcelona, this edition can offer a new 'group of the death'.

And it is that, in spite of returning to the bass drum 1 for the first time from the 2019/20, to the ones of Xavi Hernández can touch them a very complicated zone by second consecutive year in the draw of this Thursday. The valid Spanish champion can cross of entrance with Manchester United, Inter of Milan, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Port wine or Arsenal, all rivals of weight in the bass drum 2. 'Gunners' And 'network devils' are the 'coconuts' to avoid, although Dortmund and Inter also can be a serious headache. In this bass drum also is the Real Madrid, but a Classical alone can give in Champions from chambers.

The bass drums 3 and 4 also have dangerous rivals for the Barça

By his part, the bass drum 3 have rivals that can amargarle the life to any one of the 'heavy weights'. Shakthar Donetsk, RB Salzburgo, AC Milan, Sporting Knickers, PSV Eindhoven, Lazio, Crash Red and Copenhagen expect rival, being the Milan and the PSV the escollos more complicated of the bass drum. The Italians were semifinalists the past season and the PSV has begun very well the season. Even the Lazio can be a 'covered' in this phase.

Finally, the bass drum 4 has names less rutilantes, but no less dangerous. Andoung Boys, Galatasaray, Celtic, Newcastle, Union Berlin, Lens and Royal Antwerp complete the phase of groups 2023/24 of the Champions (in addition to the Real Sociedad). Newcastle And Celtic can be the most complicated rivals of this bass drum, although the Union Berlin also comes doing interesting things in the Bundesliga.

The Barça will look for to break his 'curse' in the Champions

For the Barça, surpass the phase of groups is an obligation this season. The culés come to play the Europe League in the two last years after culminating third in his group, with defeats sonrojantes in front of the Bayern Munich that have weakened the European prestige blaugrana. Like head of series, the Barça has to recover the confidence and look for, at all costs, the leadership of the group to try arrive as far as possible.

In the 2021/22, the culés remained on the way in a group where, in addition to the Bayern, were Benfica and Dinamo of Kiev. The lusos finish seconds after golear to the Barça in Portugal and rescue a tie in Catalonia. In the 2022/23, the Bavarians went back to cross on the way of a Barcelona that it was unable to win to the Inter of Milan (defeat in Italy and tie in Camp Nou). The only victories in the phase of groups arrived in front of the humble Viktoria Plzen.