From the humiliation inflicted by PSG at Camp Nou in February (1-4) to the traumatic departure of Lionel Messi, all against a background of financial mismanagement, FC Barcelona finds itself on its knees in 2021. And the Catalan giant has all the the world's pains to get up.
Dropped by his rival Real Madrid (+16 pts) in the La Liga title race even before the winter break, he may not have finished with his
annus horribilis yet
.
2nd in their Champions League group (7 pts) far behind Bayern Munich (15 pts), the Blaugrana are playing their survival in the most prestigious of European cups, this Wednesday evening in Bavaria (9 p.m.).
Only a success with the untouchable German champion (5 matches, 5 wins) will undoubtedly offer them a place in the round of 16.
To discover
Champions League fixtures and results
Champions League standings
Barça at the stage of losing?
A draw or defeat combined with a Benfica victory over Dynamo Kiev at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon at the same time and it is the Portuguese who will rise to the final draw.
Barça will then be transferred to the Europa League.
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