The FC Barcelona will have a hard way in the UEFA Champions League. This Thursday has celebrated the draw of the liguilla for the season 2022-2023 and the group trained by Xavi Hernández has remained placed in the group more 'hot' and complicated, with the Bayern of Munich, Inter of Milan and Viktoria Plzen. It will be an authentic challenge for the barcelonistas surpass the first phase of the most important competition to level of clubs.
The Catalans come with a quite negative precedent. In the past edition, remained like third of group and had to conform with contesting the Europe League. In this opportunity, also confronted in front of a Bayern of Munich that went through on of the culés and won both parties with three goals of differences. To the Barça, with Ronald Koeman, Sergi Barjuán and Xavi Hernández did not reach him to compete by a square in eighth.
The intention of the culés is to change the history this year. With a complete revolution in the staff, the team directed by Xavi Hernández wants to surpass the first round and arrive so far as it can in the Champions League. The sportive director of the Barça, Jordi Cruyff, has reacted to the draw in 'Movistar' and left clear that the ambition of the team is total.
"The Barça is in disposal to litigate of you to you with the Bayern", has said on the new pairing of the culés with the group muniqués, adding that "it is the group of the death, a difficult group, strong teams, important. It will be beautiful for the fans and for the players, suffer, enjoy and put you to proof with the best".
Rivals complicated for the Barça
On the reinforcements of the summer and the return of Robert Lewandowski to the Allianz Sand, has commented that "it is the part súper positive (Lewandowski in the Barça). It will be súper special for him and for us also. We carry a series of three, four parties complicated against them". Likewise, the sportive director culé reviewed to the rivals of the Barça in phase of groups.
"We have reinforced us a lot, we are a quite distinct team to the last seasons. We will be in disposal to compete of you to you against the Bayern", has been his more important sentence of the night. The Inter is an Italian team, that has recovered to Lukaku, has reinforced . It will be another beautiful but difficult party". Of the 'cenicienta' of the group, explained that "it does not be necessary to lose of sight to the chamber, that play another type of football that it is necessary to adapt and take out the points. There are three teams that jump in sight but it is necessary to see".