Barcelona could reportedly lose more than €20 million if they fail to make it to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) Round of 16.
The Catalan giants spent heavily in the summer transfer market, signing seven first-team players to recover from a sub-par 2021/22 season.
They were relegated to the Europa League and subsequently knocked out of the competition's quarter-finals, and also finished 13 points behind arch-rivals Real Madrid in the La Liga table.
While they have been in splendid form in the league this season, leading the table with 22 points after eight matches, their Champions League knockout hopes hang by a thread.
According to Mundo Deportivo, failure to qualify for the Round of 16 of Europe's premier club football competition will cost them north of €20 million.
The report claims that even a Europa League title triumph wouldn't help them recover the cost of Champions League elimination from the group stage.
Barcelona in 2022/23 Champions League
Barcelona were drawn in a tough Group C, alongside Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen in the 2022/23 Champions League. They have so far managed to win just one match, while drawing one and losing two.
The Blaugrana currently have four points to their name and are third in the table behind Bayern and Inter. While the German champions are eight points ahead, the Nerazzurri have three points more than the La Liga side.
Barcelona's latest Champions League encounter ended in a 3-3 draw with Inter on Wednesday, October 12. They took a first-half lead through Ousmane Dembele but were pegged back by strikes from Nicolo Barella and Lautaro Martinez.
Robert Lewandowski restored parity in the 82nd minute but Robin Gosens sent the travelers back ahead at Camp Nou with just a minute left in normal time. However, Blaugrana's Polish hitman had another trick up his sleeve as he scored deep in stoppage time to salvage a point.
The draw left Barcelona with a slim chance of making it to the knockouts. They will have to win at least one of their remaining two matches and avoid defeat in both. At the same time, Inter have to fail to win any of their remaining two encounters for the Catalans to make it through.
Should the Italian giants defeat Viktoria Plzen in their next Champions League assignment, the Spanish club will drop down to the Europa League.
Hokaelsz
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let them suffer because they hijacked Chelsea signings and now they have hijacked Chelsea from going to Europa league 😂😂😂😂😂
Seccdilrtz
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enything can happen because of couch and others Spain pleyars only !!
fekbstyz
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It’s all because of PIQUE, BUSQUETS, ALBA and ROBERTO. Same OLD PLAYERS MAKING SAME OLD MISTAKES ... and Barva still praising these old F** players. Even Barva Fans still praising Busquets. This f*** Busquets guy can do NOTHING but Pass the ball ...... He’s not the same Busquets we used to know , he should’ve left since 2017
phemoranking
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imagine 20million
aaauwal
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No prayer can help them out, EUROPA here they come.
Closing prayer. 😂😂😂
liyabceopr
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No prayer can help them out, EUROPA here they come.
Which kind of prayer,opening prayer or closing prayer [Crylaugh]
Polyte
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No prayer can help them out, EUROPA here they come.
haobcsu
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They are done in UCl
fayacdemy
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Xavi you very stupid and if you no take your time you will lose your job.
Belshem
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I don't think we'll go anywhere with xavi in CL . Barça with Xavi in Champions League: 🏟️ 6 Games ✅ 1 Win 🤝 2 Draws ❌ 3 Losses
btl
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of course they will
Tjake
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Who's a wwe fan
Wouaemnors
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those seven players u sign what are the uses of them just to bench them for nothing for example kessie is good for Italian football because he stay there before he is all so on bench because he is not Spanish Frank de Jon he is also not Spanish so u bench him as well aubame young all so not Spanish so let him go so all the u better carry ur load on it head but let me tell you we don't want Eroupa league we need champions league
yipbdeikpz
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Xavi out😁🤣
Wouaemnors
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if it happen u will face consequence and downfowl of Barcelona is on ur head
_Mystic
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they're gonna take out more levers in January 😂😂😂