The tough rivals that Barça could face in the Europa League

The FC Barcelona received a hard 'blow' the night of the Wednesday when the Inter of Milan defeated contundemente to Viktoria Plzen by 4-0 and confirmed the elimination of the culés of the UEFA Champions League. The square of Xavi Hernández depended on an authentic 'miracle' to classify to the following round of the competition, but the destination was not of his side and the Italians sent them to the Europe League by second consecutive year, In the European tournament, several 'coconuts' could confront to the Catalans.

Arsenal

The team directed by Mikel Arteta is making a grandísima season. In the Premier League have adueñado of the tip of the table of classification and only add 1 defeat in 11 parties, winning 9 and empatando 1 to accumulate 28 points, two more than the City. In Europe his walk has been perfect (4 victories in 4 crashes) and already are classified to the following round, but if they finish in the first place of the group could not confront to the Barça until the eighth of final.

Manchester United

The 'network devils' cross an extremely irregular season but have showed to keep on being a 'hard bone of roer' in parties of 'weight'. In spite of that in the local championship do not finish to convince, in the Europe League have accommodated in the second position of his group, by behind the Real Sociedad, and present like an opponent more than likely for the Barça in the round of dieciseisavos.

Rome

The transalpinos do not have ensured the 'ticket' for the following round but still have a lot of possibilities. They add 4 points and are to 3 of the Ludogorets, second qualifier of the group, with 2 pending parties. To concretise his classification, is a serious candidate to see the faces with the Barcelona square in the first eliminatory of the competition.

Betis

The square of Manuel Pellegrini achieved the classification after his tie in front of the ones of Mourinho. They are leaders of his group and if they defeat to the Ludogorets in the fifth day will finish in the first place. Independently of his position in the table, the Andalusians only could confront to the Barça in the quarter-finals, since in eighth can not have crosses between teams of the same country.

Real Sociedad

The donostiarras have made a perfect tournament, achieving 4 triumphs in 4 parties, until the moments, in which it has annotated 8 goals and only has received 1. They are serious candidates to do with the first position of his group and to keep his level will go in between the favourites of the competition. Nevertheless, and to the equal that the Betis, only could see the faces with the Catalans from the quarter-finals.

Seville

The directed by Jorge Sampaoli confirmed the past Tuesday his return to the competition where are 'kings'. In spite of living a terrible start of campaign that carried to the dismissal of Lopetegui, the return of the Argentinian trainer to the bench of the Sánchez-Pizjuán has done to grow the illusion in the 'palanganas', that after the triumph in front of the Copenhagen presents like one of the favourites to heave the trophy of the Europe League by seventh time.