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The Barcelona team's accounts to qualify directly for the round of 16 of the highest continental competition.
The victory in Belgrade allows Barça to enter this Champions League for the first time in the privileged Top-8 that gives direct access to the round of 16 of the tournament. After four bets, Flick's team is sixth with nine points out of a possible 12. Having just reached the halfway point of the first phase, Barça is doing internal calculations on what it will take to finish in the top eight.
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As it was a new format, there were no references from previous years, so the culé coaching staff did not want to stop and analyze where the shots could go in terms of scoring. It was made clear to the group from the first day of the importance of the general 'goal average' given the now greater possibility of tying on points with rivals. In this, Barça has done its homework: no one has scored more goals and no one has such a goal difference: +10.
In the Catalan entity estimate that eight more points would practically mean classification. That is, finishing with 17 points. Those who have taken pen and paper believe that with eight points from the last 12 against Brest, Dortmund, Benfica and Atalanta the team will be in the round of 16. In other words, two draws and two wins would be worth it. Obviously, the objective is to add the remaining 12 points, since Flick's team does not consider anything other than victory in each challenge.
Furthermore, the fact that several teams with good potential are below and others with theoretically less name are part of the provisional top-8 causes Barça to believe that the table will be equalized in the last games. This hypothesis would even open the door to directly accessing the round of 16 with seven points from the last 12, although there they should already be accompanied by some results from other teams.
Barça has already overcome the obstacle of Bayern Munich but due to the number of rivals and states of form it is sensed that the second half of the first phase could be more complicated: Brest is mastering it, Dortmund is a 'top' team and Benfica and Atalanta have enough potential to beat anyone.
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