The Barça plays a meeting of high competitive tension this Wednesday against the Juventus of Turín, in the Juventus Stadium, in which it can seal of mathematical way the note course to the eighth of final of the Champions League. And it is that to the ones of Valverde will suffice them with a tie in front of the Italians no only to classify , but to do it besides like first of the Group D.
The Barcelona dominates for the time being the Group D with 10 points, followed of the Juventus of Turín (7), the Sporting of Lisbon (4) and Olympiacos (1). With a point in the Juventus Stadium, the Barça will attain to keep a distance regarding the 'Vecchia Signora' to fault of three points more for playing , corresponding to a last day that the Barça will contest in the Camp Nou in front of the Sporting of Lisbon.
The FC Barcelona would have to lose by at least three goals, this Wednesday in front of the Juventus, to lose the first square of the Group D of Champions League. And it would have to do it 3-0, like minimum, since any goal of the Barça that keep a distance of three targets (4-1, 5-2...) It would follow giving to the culés the leadership of the group, as it finds at present the difference of goals.
Everything in favour, then , for the FC Barcelona of face to the visit to Turín, although it fits to remember that the past season 2016-17 the FC Barcelona fell defeated precisely 3-0 in front of the Italians, in the gone of quarter-finals, what supposed his elimination in the turn (0-0).
New proof of fire for the Barça
In this coyuntura, remains calro that the ones of Ernesto Valverde will not be able to trust to face the one who without place to doubts will be one of the most complicated meetings of this season 2017-18, although it was not too trascendente regarding the result taking into account that the Barça has foot and half in the eighth of final of the competition. It will be a new proof of fire, however, to check the provision of the Barça of Valverde against teams of high world-wide size.