1:4 to 3:2!Barcelona is unbeaten in 13 games and returns to the top 4 of the Champions League
After the latest round of league fixtures, the second leg of the Champions League knockout round of eight will be played again in midweek, with Barcelona returning to host Paris after winning the first leg away. Considering that the Copa del Rey was eliminated early, with the league eight points behind Real Madrid, and Barcelona's only remaining title in the Champions League, their goal is naturally to beat Paris twice to advance.
In the 18-19 season, Barcelona was beaten by Liverpool in the second leg by Liverpool in the second leg after leading by 3 goals in the first leg, and in the top 8 of the 19-20 season, Bayern was beaten 8:2. In the past two years, Barcelona was even eliminated in the group stage, and did not achieve a good result in the Europa League.
It wasn't until this season that Barcelona finally ushered in a rebound, winning first in the group stage to avoid Bayern and Manchester City, the favorites to win the title, and the round of 16 blocked the Serie A champion Napoli from the door of the last eight. In the first leg of the top 8, facing Paris, which is also only competing for the championship, under Raphinha's brace and Xavi's substitution, Barcelona took the lead 3:2 away.
Returning to home in the second leg, Barcelona are naturally aiming to win, and Xavi's abrupt announcement of his departure in January has only boosted the momentum of the entire Barcelona team, and Barcelona have not suffered a single defeat in 13 games so far in February. On the other hand, the relationship between Enrique and Mbappe is very delicate, even if Mbappe is still the most consistent scoring point and the most threatening player in Paris, but under Enrique, Dembele is the team's main point of attack, which also led to Mbappe's inaction in the first leg.
In addition, the team is not a team that is good at playing against the wind, according to statistics, the probability of the second leg of the second leg losing in the first leg of the European competition in the past 6 times is 0!
The last time the two teams met at Barcelona's home stadium, Grand Paris won 4:1, and now Barcelona, who are high morale and unbeaten, are seen as the better side to qualify, as long as they maintain the second leg against Grand Paris, Barcelona will return to the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in four years. Whether facing Dortmund or Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals, Barcelona has a certain advantage, and perhaps it is not impossible for Barcelona to get a ticket to the Champions League final after stepping through this hurdle.