A single team has been identified by Lamine Yamal as the one that he believes has the potential to prevent Barcelona from winning the Champions League this year.
Having already won La Liga, Euro 2024, and the Supercopa de Espana, Yamal, who is only 17 years old, will undoubtedly be hoping to win the most prestigious club competition in Europe before the end of this season.
As a result of Barcelona’s performance in the group phase, which consisted of 36 teams, they are considered to be among the favourites to win the trophy, which will be presented in Munich, Germany, on May 31.
In the group stage, the Catalan team finished in second place, which ensured that they would automatically qualify for the round of sixteen, which will begin on March 4th.
Raphinha, the captain of Barcelona, has already predicted that his team will face Manchester City in the final of this year’s La Liga competition. He has also predicted that his team will advance to the final.
On Monday, Barca managed to pull off a 1-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano, which allowed them to take the lead in the Spanish top-flight despite the fact that they have only collected six points from a string of eight games.
This lack of ruthlessness against the so-called “lesser teams” has been one of the most significant problems, as evidenced by the fact that they have recently suffered defeat at the hands of Leganes and a draw against Getafe.
However, they were able to score seven goals against Valencia in La Liga, and then on February 6, they scored five goals against Valencia in the Copa del Rey.
And Yamal has been a standout since the beginning of this season, already registering 11 goals and 15 assists in 32 appearances for the team that has won the European championship five times.
On the other hand, who do he believe will be the most formidable opponents for Barcelona in the Champions League this year?
Yamal stated to MD, “I believe that Liverpool is the only team that is more of a favourite than we are in the Champions League… because they arrived first.”
In order to win it, we can compete. Are we able to be there?
The manager of Barcelona, Hansi Flick, has also admitted that Liverpool may be his team’s most significant rival for the championship this year.
In January, Flick stated that the future would determine whether or not we are considered to be among the favourites.
When it comes to competitions, the Champions League is among the most challenging to win, but we have no choice but to persevere.
When I look at Liverpool, I see a team that possesses an unprecedented amount of power. At the moment, they are one of the teams that I admire the most all over the world.
“We are doing well, but there are very good teams that are also doing well, and we are contending on three fronts [Champions League, LaLiga and Copa del Rey].”
