BARÇA HAVE 2 YEARS TO DO IT
Barça have to win the Champions League to get into the new Club World Cup
Published:23/10/2019 - 16:27h
Updated:23/10/2019 - 18:09h
FIFA will release the details of the new Club World Cup on Thursday and, for now, Barça does not have its place secured. The Catalans need to win the Champions League this season or the next to be able to play the tournament
The FC Barcelona does not win the Champions League from the year 2015 and this begins to be something worrisome for the Catalan club. The Barcelona need to win the 'Orejona' to go back to the place where have to be and this campaign expects that Leo Messi can raise the trophy to final of season. But the need culé goes further of the fact that four years ago that do not win it.
The Council of the FIFA goes to give to know this Thursday of definite form the format of the New World-wide of Clubs and seems that the Barça only will be able to participate if it wins the Champions this or the next campaign. This new World-wide will begin on 17 June 2021 and will extend until 4 July. They will participate in the same 24 teams and, for the moment, the Barcelona is not between the representatives of the European continent.
Europe has eight squares for the tournament and, for now, Real Madrid and Athletic are the only Spanish representatives that have ensured his place. The whites have won several Champions in the last years and the rojiblancos won the Europe League does two. To be able to be in China, headquarters of the competition, the Barça needs to win the 'Orejona' or this course, or the following. If it did not win it any of the two years, would remain was and would lose the new Munidalito.
Knowing this, win the Champions is even more necessary of what already is of by himself. The new World-wide of Clubs is a tournament that, a priori, seems quite attractive and the Barça no can it to him lose. They will go eight of the best clubs of Europe; six of of Sudamérica; three of Africa, Asia and the Concacaf; and one of Oceania. The format of the same will consist of eight groups with three teams in which only the first will happen to quarter-finals.
The Barça remained to the doors the past year
After fracasar in quarter-finals during three consecutive seasons, the Barça planted at last in the semifinals the past campaign. The Liverpool, by then last finalist of the championship beside the Real Madrid, was the rival to beat to be able to arrive to the big final. The culés, without playing well and conceding too many occasions of goal, attained to win by a conclusive 3-0 in the gone, thanks to Leo Messi stellar.
The turn had to be calm for the interests blaugrana after a so been bulky result in the Camp Nou, but did not go like this. The ghosts of Rome returned and the ones of Jürgen Klopp finished tracing back the eliminatory. The English won 4-0 and commanded to the barcelonistas for house. A historical failure that the culés never will forget, but that it has to serve to learn and attain break the bad series this course and reach at last the longed for final.