Barcelona to avoid an early exit from the Champions League

Barcelona will face the inevitability of victory to avoid an early exit from the Champions League when they receive Dynamo Kyiv in the third round of Group E competitions on Wednesday, while Manchester United hope to reassure their fans after their recent negative results when hosting Atalanta, Italy In the strongest matches of the sixth round.

Barcelona fell from its heights after the departure of its legendary Argentine star Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain last summer, and a volatile start in home and a catastrophic continental, as he suffered two consecutive defeats in the two previous rounds against Bayern Munich 3-0 and Benfica with the same result to occupy the bottom of the table at zero points, which put him in front of the exit door through the narrow door of the competition, the most prestigious continental competition, which has been crowned 5 times, the last time in 2015.

The men of the Dutch coach Ronald Koeman no longer have the luxury of making an incomplete step at their “Camp Nou” against an opponent considered easy on paper, and they did not represent any danger against the Bavarian giant, who overwhelmed them with five goals clean, while he failed to beat Benfica to settle for a goalless draw. Dutch striker Memphis Depay and teammates paved the way for European merit with a major local 3-1 win over Valencia on Sunday in a crucial week that also saw the welcome of its historic rival, Real Madrid, who relaunched the club Catalan on the path of victories he has missed in his last two games against Benfica and Atletico Madrid 0-2 in Liga.

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For their part, Bayern Munich, group leader with full points with 6 points out of two wins, hopes to continue their continental “picnic” that has crowned them with eight goals against their rivals without conceding a goal, when they are guests of runner -up Benfica with 4 points.

Bayern showed their strength in excess sweeping in home Bayer Leverkusen 5-1 in the eighth stage of the “Bundesliga”, to tighten their grip in advantage with 19 points, one point ahead of Borussia Dortmund.

In Group F, unlike Barcelona, ​​Manchester United got off to a great start before the men of Norwegian coach Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer retired, who have not found magical solutions despite the return of former Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.

The “Red Devils” team, which is in third place with 3 points, receives the leaders and sixth Atalanta in “Serie A”, after the resounding local defeat against Leicester City 2-4 on Saturday, to bring its ranking down to sixth place in the “Premier League”.

The fate of Solskjaer, who lives on false and disappointed hopes, he is under the guillotine after having exhausted all his winning cards, while the belated victory over Villarreal 2-1 thanks to a deadly goal by “CR7” in the second round, did not humiliate the hearts of the fans of the club, the historic defeat against It hosts the humble Swiss Young Boys with a score of 1-2 in the opening rounds of the parents’ competition.

On the other hand, it seems clear that Villarreal, who won the Scudetto last year at the expense of United in particular, he will be ready to take the opportunity to consolidate his loot and sell the top scorer (one point from a draw) with the aim of qualifying for the round of final price.

Like the men of coach Unai Emery, host Young Boys, second with 3 points and a goal difference from the “Red Devils” team, hopes to increase their yield. in case of a new incomplete transition from quest’last.

– Juventus for continuity and Chelsea in an easy confrontation – In Group H, Italian Juventus have successfully launched their European campaign, having fought hard to reserve their continental spot in the last phase of last season, winning over the champion in charge Chelsea 1-0 in the previous round before the break for the national teams, great dose of morale for the men of coach Massimiliano Allegri.

After a disastrous start in following the exit from its ranks of the Portuguese Ronaldo, returned to United, and losing two of his three league games, the team of the “Old Lady” has regained its luster to create a series of 6 games without losing in various competitions, which began with a 1-1 draw at the stadium against Milan, the fourth and followed by five wins in a row, including the last against Roma 1-0 thanks to striker Moise Kean’s return goal in the eighth stage on Sunday, to advance to seventh place in the “Serie A”.

Juventus, leading their group with 6 points in two wins, he goes in Russia to meet Zenit in search of the full score, in which Turin fans can have a clearer idea of ​​the level of the team.

Chelsea, on the other hand, second classified with 3 points, hopes that Yovi will do them a favor by beating Zenit, third team by goal difference, hoping that the men of the German coach Thomas Tuchel will prevail against the Swedish Malmo, last in ranking, a zero points from two defeats and with 7 goals conceded.

In Group G, French league holder Lille find themselves forced to beat their Spanish host, Sevilla, after picking up just an orphaned point from a 1-2 defeat to Austrian Salzburg and a goalless draw against Wolfsburg, Germany, last in the group standings.

Salzburg, leader in standings, with four points, hosts the third guest, Wolfsburg, with two points and a goal difference from second Sevilla.

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