Barça Clings to a Historic Precedent to Dream of the Champions League

FC Barcelona is already in the Round of 16 of the Champions League after securing their direct qualification with the historic comeback against Benfica at the Estádio da Luz. This victory extended the streak of consecutive wins for the Catalans to six, leaving them with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss in the current edition of the competition.

Young Boys, Bayern Munich, Red Star, Brest, Borussia Dortmund, and the Lisbon team have been the victims of a Catalan side that only stumbled against Monaco on the first matchday of the tournament. Since then, the Blaugrana have maintained a crushing pace in the championship, being the top scorers with 26 goals in seven matches, which means an average of almost four goals per match.

The Precedent That Inspires Barcelona Fans

This mark in the first seven matches of the Champions League has not been seen in 10 years, when Barça under Luis Enrique recorded similar statistics in the 2014/15 season. At that time, the Catalans defeated Apoel and Ajax, both twice in the group stage, and PSG and Manchester City, the latter in the first match of the Round of 16.

That team only fell to the Parisians in the second match of the group stage at the Parc des Princes by 3-2, but ended up lifting their fifth 'orejona' at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin after defeating Juventus with a resounding 1-3.

This historic precedent invites Barcelona fans to dream of the sixth Champions League title in their history. Aside from the irregular performance shown in LaLiga, the spectacular level displayed by the Blaugrana in the Champions League has made them clear favorites to win the title next May 31 in German territory, this time at the Allianz Arena in Munich.