Barcelona take on the visitors Viktoria Plzen in the round 1 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, September 7th at Camp Nou (Barcelona).
Barcelona failed last season, including in the Champions League. The Blue Garnets failed to sign a new contract with Messi in 2021. And it was very hard to find the answer to the question, how to play without Leo? As a result, Koeman was replaced by a local legend, Xavi. And, by the way, already under him, only 3rd place in the Champions League group was taken - an unprecedented failure for the Catalan giants. He seems to have improved with a new mentor, but he ended that season without trophies. Over the summer, the squad was actively shoveled, which is worth the signing of Lewandowski. But there have already been losses of points, so do not overestimate the current level of today’s hosts.
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Viktoria Plzen have already managed to prove themselves worthy. The "Red-blue" are not particularly quoted now in the domestic arena. The fact that it turned out to beat, to bypass the Prague Slavia, has already become a sensation. And in the summer, the wards of Michal Bilek were able to qualify for the Champions League. The Czechs consistently knocked out such difficult opponents as the Finnish HJK (2-1, 5-0), the Moldavian Sheriff (twice 2-1 each), and in the decisive round - Qarabag. Moreover, after 0-0 in Baku, the Azerbaijanis opened the scoring in the away match, winning the 1st half. But in the end, "Viktorashka" scored twice, issuing a strong-willed victory, and with it they took a pass to the Champions League. The group got the most difficult, with no real chance of success. But on the other hand, there is an opportunity to play for your own pleasure, without the pressure of responsibility in the form of the need to achieve some result.
In 2011, when Viktoria also managed to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League, they already played with Barcelona. Then the Czechs could not do anything with the grand - "blue garnet" won 2-0 and 4-0. Barcelona, also with Lewandowski, must not only win at home, but also, just in case, “stuff” the goal difference. We recommend to bet on the victory of the hosts with a handicap of "-2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Barcelona to win with -2.5 handicap.
