"The Champions League play-offs have kicked off this week and fortunately don't include Barcelona as Hansi Flick's side made it safely through to the knockout stages of the 2025-26 Champions League by finishing fifth in the standings, behind Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Tottenham. Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City were the three other teams to seal automatic promotion and so have avoided having to go into a two-legged play-off to reach the next round of Europe's top club competition."
"Barcelona won five of their eight group games but suffered defeats to Chelsea and PSG in games which raised question marks over how far they can actually go in the competition this season. So today's Barca Blaugranes Question of the Day is this: How confident are you heading into the Champions League knockouts - and which opponent scares you the most? Now it's over to you! Feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and answers in the comments section below!"
Barcelona progressed to the 2025-26 Champions League knockout stages by finishing fifth in their group behind Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Tottenham. Chelsea, Sporting and Manchester City secured automatic progression and avoided two-legged play-offs. Barcelona won five of eight group matches but lost to Chelsea and PSG, producing concerns about their capability to advance deep into the competition. The team and supporters are prompted to evaluate confidence levels ahead of the knockout rounds and to identify which potential opponents present the greatest threat as the tournament moves into its decisive phase.
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