Barcelona had a great opportunity to advance from their Champions League group to the knockout stage, but they only managed a goalless draw with Benfica at Camp Nou, and now it gets tricky. For the Catalonians to advance without any doubt, a win is needed in the ‘Lyon’s den’ – Munich. Otherwise, Xavi and co. will have to wait for the news from Benfica. If the Portuguese defeat Dynamo Kyiv, Barca is out, even if they manage a draw against Bayern. Looking at the situation, Barcelona should feel unhappy with the draw last night. Money, watches, jewellery – all gone! Ansu Fati’s house was robbed with his relatives insideBut, new coach means new energy. And if the coach is born and bred in La Marcia, it means that it’s Barca’s energy, winning energy. Xavi left no doubt about the last round of the Champions League. “I think we have been superior, it is what we wanted. We have missed one. If we had scored, we would be talking about a great game. Being positive, we have one day left and we must go to Munich to win. We are Barça and we are going to win every game” said Xavi. The moment demir gave us all Messi flashbacks 😭❤️💙……. Koman had this gem on the bench playing dest as a LW pic.twitter.com/eAvsbPXOJL— Barca Analysis (@BarcaAnalysis1) November 24, 2021 And Barcelona were indeed better, younger, faster. Xavi started the game with youngster Demir on right wing and the kid was great, and had one of the better chances of the game, when his precise shot ended up at the bar. Depay also had his chances as well as De Jong, who used Dembele’s cross perfectly, but Vlachodimos made a parade. But, the game could have ended badly for Barca, too. Ter Stegen made a colossal save after a shot from Yaremchuk, Benfica’s goal in the 35th minute was denied due to offside, but the biggest miss of the season came in the 90th minute. Un criminel. pic.twitter.com/cvRY5cQb0j— Mike Zou 🥷🏿🎒 (@47MKE) November 23, 2021 Swiss international Haris Seferović made an unbelieavable miss, and left his manager is shock. “In 30 years as a coach, I’ve never seen anything like this, but it happened. To me and to Benfica. We have a chance when there’s only one game left. We’re in the mix with Barcelona, a team that aims to win the Champions League. This can only make us proud to the fans because the team behaved like a great team here” said Jorge Jesus.
