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Following last week’s Champions League and Europa League final, 26 clubs have already qualified for the group stage of the top continental club tournament for the 2021/22 season.
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Barcelona have been placed in Pot 2, which means that the Catalans could face any rival from Pot 1, 3 and 4 with the exception of La Liga clubs.
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Let’s take a look at the best and worst case scenario for the Barça Champions League group next season according to the UEFA club coefficient table.
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In fact, there would be better results for Barça after the Champions League qualifying rounds, as AC Milan and Wolfsburg are the only clubs to have reached Pot 4 as of now.
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What would be the best scenario for Barça in the next Champions League for you?
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Barcelona will be in Pot 2 when the draw for the next group stage of the Champions is held, not being able to face the clubs in the same pot as well as the other Spaniards.
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Let’s now see the teams whose presence and order in the drums is already confirmed.
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Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 3 or Pot 4
Pot 4
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❓ What would be the ideal group composition for Barça?
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Barcelona congratulated Chelsea after last night’s Champions League final, although of course they also had a nice gesture with Guardiola.
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“Congratulations to Chelsea on the Champions League title and recognition for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City for his season,” tweeted the club’s official account after the final.
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Although Laporta would love to bring Pep back to Barça, it seems unlikely that the Catalan coach will return to the bench where he won everything, the ‘Orejona’ included.
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