The Blaugrana can now view a potential path to the final in Munich after being placed in the “lower half” of the UEFA table.
This means that they will not face Real Madrid or Atlético Madrid before at least the final, the two rivals being associated in the round of 16. The draw worked rather well for the Hansi Flick team, with Borussia Dortmund or Lille on the horizon for a possible quarter -final.
Among the semi-finals options are Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord and Inter Milan, the calendar being now established. The first challenge is Benfica, which finished second in the Portuguese elite last season and eliminated AS Monaco to reach this point. The two teams have already met in the group stage this season, Raphinha having sealed an incredible 5-4 victory in Lisbon in the game stops at Estadio Da Luz.
Lamine Yamal fears by all the teams, except …
Before two important games, Flick will count on Lamine Yamal to bring a touch of brilliance in attack, the teenager who has scored nine goals and accumulated 12 assists this season all competitions.
The 17 -year -old has become one of the most powerful wingers in Europe in the past 12 months, but the former Blaugrana winger – and current director of Benfica – Simao Sabrosa said that there was No reason to fear the number 19 of Barcelona.
“He is a star and a phenomenon, but we cannot be afraid. To be afraid is the worst thing in football. We must respect it because it manages very well ”according to Mundo Deportivo reports.
“Barça does an excellent job with Lamine Yamal and not only in terms of play. He is an attacker who likes to take up challenges, but Pau Cubarsi is also to be monitored, because he seems to be four or five years older than him, Just like our central defender Antonio Silva. »»
