FC Barcelona<\/strong> in a very strong position to advance directly to the round of 16 as a member of the TOP-8.<\/p> Hansi Flick’s team climbed from 15th to 9th place thanks to their victory against Slavia Prague (2-4). Bar\u00e7a came from behind with a brace from Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez, a great goal from Dani Olmo, and another from Robert Lewandowski to reach 13 points, the same as seven other teams, three of them currently within the TOP-8 (PSG, Newcastle, and Chelsea).<\/p>
Luis Enrique’s team, despite falling on Tuesday to **Sporting** (2-1), remain sixth, while Newcastle and Chelsea climbed into the direct qualification zone thanks to their victories against **PSV Eindhoven** (3-0) and **Pafos** (1-0), respectively. **City, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid**, and **Atalanta**, on the other hand, dropped out of the TOP-8 due to their stumbles in the matchday.<\/p>
Pep Guardiola’s team was thrashed by **Bodo\/Glimt** in Norway (3-1), while the ‘Colchoneros’ could only manage a draw in Turkey against **Galatasaray** (1-1). Atalanta, on the other hand, lost at home to **Athletic** (2-3). If all three had won on this matchday, they would have practically had one foot in the round of 16, especially the English and Italian teams.<\/p>
Bar\u00e7a must beat Copenhagen to have a chance<\/h2>
All these results left Barcelona very well positioned to advance directly to the round of 16 with 16 points, provided the Blaugrana team defeats Copenhagen<\/strong> (26th) at Spotify Camp Nou next Wednesday (9:00 PM CEST)<\/p> The Catalans, thanks to their victory against Slavia Prague, have accumulated 13 points, 18 goals for and 13 against<\/strong>, with a difference of +5. A comfortable win will be key to improving their qualification chances, but the schedule and the results that may occur on the next matchday could allow Bar\u00e7a to secure seventh or eighth place even with a narrow win<\/strong> against the Danish team<\/p> Copenhagen<\/strong> is coming off a 1-1 draw at home against Napoli<\/strong> and only won two matches in the group stage, one of them in Spain against Villarreal<\/strong> (2-3). The Danes have scored 11 goals and conceded 17, making them one of the teams with the worst defense in the tournament.<\/p> Goal difference, key to entering the Champions TOP-8<\/h2>