The FC Barcelona was placed in the Group B of the Champions League, considered the one of the death by the presence of teams so powerful like the Tottenham Hotspur, the Inter of Milan or the PSV Eindhoven. There were two marked aims: the first, happen to eighth of final; the second, do it like first of group.
This Wednesday, the FC Barcelona certified mathematically one of them: the one to classify . Malcom advanced to the ones of Ernesto Valverde in the final stretch of the party, but Mauro Icardi put the tie few minutes afterwards. Tie agridulce, although sufficient to reserve a place in the bass drum of the draw of the Monday 17 December.
Of this form, the FC Barcelona will be in eighth of final of the Champions League by fifteenth consecutive season. A data that confirms the reliability of the Barcelona team in the phase of groups, although it also is necessary to have in basin that, of the 14 previous occasions, only in two the team culé remained second.
It is here where goes in a data demoledor for the Barça: in the two occasions that the team remained second of group, remained deleted in eighth of final. First it went in the season 2004-05, in which Chelsea was the victorious of the eliminatory; the second was in the season 2006-07, in which the culés fell against the Liverpool.
Three points so that the Barcelona was first
To the FC Barcelona are missing him three points not to depend on anybody to the hour to conquer the first place of the Group B of the Champions League. If the Barcelona defeat to the PSV in Eindhoven in the next day, will be able to live with total tranquility the last meeting of the group, since they will be first of mathematical way.
In fact, that will be the best form to avoid to the big rivals of form tempranera, although it is likely that powerful teams remain second. It was as it was, the FC Barcelona has ensured a place in the bass drums of the draw that will celebrate next Friday 17 December (to the 12 hours) in the headquarters of the UEFA in Nyon.