Mission accomplished for Barça and suit for Madrid and Atlético: this is how the crosses look

And in UEFA I wanted one Champions In another dimension, yesterday was another spectacular night. The oscillation of results with twists and turns in several areas led to a frantic last day in which the Barca He started ninth, was 13th and finished fifth after recovering against FC Copenhagen (4-1). Mission accomplished and the round of 16 directly with the return home, although with the threat of a possible duel against Paris Saint-Germain. He won’t go anymore. The current champion was unable to defeat the Newcastle (1-1), which can also be crossed with Barcelona in eighths.

The defeat (4-2) of Real Madrid of Álvaro Arbeloa against him Benfica of José Mourinhowhich took him to the playoff thanks also to a goal from Sport lisboeta en They are Moms (2-3) in the 95th minute. The Whites were in third place in the last round and dropped six places in one go. He Athletic He started the last day in 23rd, in play-off positions, but ended in 29th and on the road. I like him Villarealpenultimate after losing (3-0) in Leverkusen.

Another one who made a fool of himself was Atlético de Madrid, also condemned to the playoff as 14th in the table after allowing themselves the comeback against Bodö/Glimpse Norwegian (1-2). Juliano Alvarez It’s adding reasons to move seriously next summer in terms of the future.

Five Englishmen in the Top 8

Barça is the only Spanish team to reach the round of 16. Good news to rest for two weeks in the second half of February, still alive in the World Cup and immersed in a League in which Real Madrid alone will not be able to concentrate. In the draw on February 27th, the culés will meet their rival from March (10-11 and 17-18) with the elections on March 15th in between. He will leave the intersection between PSG (11th) or Newcastle (12th) and Monaco (21) or Karabagh (22nd). By finishing in fifth place, Barça even avoids a hypothetical semi-final against Arsenal (1st) and Bayern Munich (2nd). What is certain is that if we reach the quarterfinals, with Liverpool (3rd) and Tottenham (4th) as the most likely rivals on paper, they would not play the second leg at the Spotify Camp Nou as well as the semi-finals, even if the Londoners or Bavarians went down first. He Chelsea (6th) would only be Barça’s opponent in a hypothetical final.

He Madrid (9th) will compete in the playoff with the return at home against Bodö/Glimpse (23) or Benfica (24th). More ‘mourbo’. I would wait for him in the second round Sport (7th) or City of Manchester (8th). And Atlético will face, first away, with Club Bruges (19th) or Galatasaray (the 20th) and then he would play against Liverpool (3rd) or Tottenham (4th).

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The new ‘field factor’

THE UEFA This campaign changed the criteria for the field factor. Last time I only had a guaranteed place in the round of 16 for the top eight. Now the first and second have (Arsenal Yes Bavaria) for ‘semi’ and also the third (Liverpool) and the fourth (Tottenham) in quarters. Now the one who launches Arsenal the Bavaria The second leg is at home until the ‘semi’, even if in this round, for example, the 17th or 18th placed team would face the 3rd or 4th, who would play the second round away. And if the one who came down Arsenal the Bavaria In the round of 16 they fall to another in the quarter-finals, this would also maintain the home advantage for the semi-finals even if they played against another lower ranked team. What is certain is that the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th will not play at home in the ‘semi’ round.