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Barcelona need to avoid mistakes to at least qualify for the play-offs. |
Based on last season's points and Opta 's calculations, the threshold to finish in the top 2 is usually 19-21 points, the top 8 is around 16 points, and the last place in the group of 24 teams participating in the play-off may only need 10 points.
According to AS , Barcelona could collapse right from the qualifying round. The defeat at Stamford Bridge caused Barcelona to lose momentum in the race for the top 8 and opened up a bad scenario for the Catalan team. Barca has 7 points after 5 matches, ranked outside the top 16 and not sure of a place in the play-off.
Hansi Flick and his team no longer have a chance to regain the second place in the table like last season and are forced to win all three final matches against Eintracht Frankfurt, Slavia Prague and Copenhagen to hope to enter the group of 8 strongest teams. In case of having to play a play-off, the risk is very high.
Barcelona need at least one win to secure their place in the group. But the worst-case scenario would be if they continue to drop points against lower-ranked opponents. If they only win a maximum of 2 points in 3 games, Barcelona could fall below the 9-point mark – the danger zone, as the play-off teams are very close together.
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Real Madrid is the La Liga representative with a good chance of winning a direct ticket. |
Real Madrid are the favourites. A 4-3 win over Olympiakos took them to 5th place with 12 points. They need just 4 more points from their last 3 games to be in the top 8 and avoid the play-offs. To compete for the top two positions, they must win at least 7 points against Man City, Monaco and Benfica.
Atletico Madrid cannot afford to make any mistakes. Diego Simeone’s team needs to win all three games against PSV, Galatasaray and Bodo/Glimt to reach the top group. Just one defeat will almost close the chance of reaching the top 8, although the play-off ticket is still open.
Athletic Bilbao made things difficult for themselves when they were held to a 0-0 draw by Slavia Praha. With four points, they need to win at least two games to have any hope of finishing in the top 24. A heavy schedule with PSG, Atalanta and Sporting makes the task difficult.
Villarreal are the team with the biggest disadvantage. One point after 5 matches pushes them out of the play-off group. However, the "Yellow Submarine" still has a chance if they win all 3 matches against Copenhagen, Ajax and Leverkusen to reach the 10-point mark.
Source: https://znews.vn/kich-ban-dien-ro-khien-barcelona-bi-loai-o-champions-league-post1606255.html
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