The rivals that would have the Barça in the Europe League

It has complicated the pass to the eighth of final of the Champions League for the FC Barcelona afterwards of not happening of the tie to goals in front of the Benfica. The Barcelona team is forced to win to the Bayern Munich in the Allianz Sand in the last day of the phase of groups, or in his defect expect that the Benfica do not surpass to the Dinamo of Kiev in his house, something that seems little likely.

Under the hypothetical case that the ones of Xavi Hernández do not achieve to surpass to the Bayern, will see forced to play for the first time in his history in the tournament of silver of Europe, the Europe League. The Barça that it would be third of group would have to play the phase of dieciseisavos of final, that contest the seconds of groups of the Europe League against the third of the Champions.

Still they are for defining the groups in the Europe League, with two played for contesting still; but it can intuir already some of which could be possible rivals of the Barça. If the phase of groups closed today, the team of Xavi would see in the quiniela like possible rivals to the Sparta of Prague, Legia of Warsaw, Olympiacos, Lazio, Crash Red or Dinamo of Zagreb.

In addition to the Real Sociedad and the Betis, that also are second in the continental competition, but these of course could not be rivals of the Barcelona picture for being Spanish teams. Up to now, only the Olympique of Lyon has the classification ensured, besides like first of group, by what would not be in no case rival of the culés in the first round.

Possible hard rival

The Monaco, Naples, West Ham or Bayer Leverkusen, are some of which if no him tuercen the things in the last two days, will be also first of group and, therefore, possible rivals in a futurible round of eighth of final of the Europe League.