US EditionFlick says Barcelona must be at 'best level' to finish in top 8 of Champions League
Barcelona sits ninth with 13 points and must outscore Copenhagen to avoid playoffs and reach the Champions League round of 16, coach Hansi Flick said.
- On Wednesday, FC Barcelona must beat FC Copenhagen and score several goals to secure an automatic top-eight Champions League spot, with coach Hansi Flick urging focus on what is in their hands.
- Barcelona sits ninth ahead of the final round with 13 points, level with seven other teams including Chelsea, Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain, while goal difference will likely decide who advances.
- Having won 13 of its last 14 matches and scored 18 goals in six, Barcelona must defend well and seek a clean sheet with de Jong suspended and Pedri out.
- Expect a tough match against a Danish side with plenty at stake, as FC Copenhagen could become the first Danish club to reach 50 European wins, led by top scorer Jordan Larsson, 28-year-old forward and son of former Barcelona striker Henrik Larsson.
- Taking it step by step, Hansi Flick has stressed confidence in Barcelona's style as they prepare for the decisive match, highlighting ties with Roony Bardghji signed last year and Fermin Lopez scoring in Prague on Jan. 21, 2026.
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Barcelona faces the meeting against Copenhagen with real options of getting into the top 8 and being able to save the play off. Culés basically have to win and score, to avoid surprises with the goal average with the teams that are below but with the same points, taking into account the direct duel between PSG and Newcastle. Hansi Flick’s painting was set as a goal, after the defeat against Chelsea, to win in the next three encounters and, for t…
Winning and scoring as many goals as possible will be the goal of Barcelona this Wednesday against Copenhagen at Camp Nou (21:00 hours) on the occasion of the final day of the Champions League League League Phase. Hansi Flick’s team, without Pedri and De Jong in the middle of the field, is one step away from the eighth of the finish. Its goal is to reach the Top-8 and it can be worth adding all three points to a lower rival.
Needed a victory and several goals to ensure a direct place among the top eight of the Champions League, technical Hansi Flick knows that Barcelona will have to be on “our best level” against Copenhagen on Wednesday.
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