Barcelona can win the Champions League, Busquets believes in his team

A weakened Barcelona has entered the new season relatively well, but now it faces its first big test in the form of Bayern Munich, who continue to demolish their rivals. However, Sergio Busquets believes that the previous embarrassment will not be repeated.

Busquets is still a key figure for Barcelona even at the age of 33 and his role will be all the more important now that he and his teammates have to do without Lionel Messi.

Moreover, the first round of the Champions League will get off to a rough start for the two big clubs. Barcelona will welcome Bayern Munich, who will be looking to avenge their last embarrassing 8-2 defeat. However, given the current situation in both teams, a similar result is not out of the question.

“Anything can happen in football. Chelsea won the Champions League last season and were certainly not the favourites,” the long-time mainstay of the Catalan side dismissed the defeatist mood at the press conference.

Barcelona have not started the season badly at all, having lost only Bilbao (1-1) in the opening 3 league rounds, and with the weekend’s game cancelled, Ronald Koeman has plenty of time to get his charges ready.

But Barcelona fans won’t see any of this attacking foursome on the pitch: Martin Braithwaite, Ansu Fati, Sergio Agüero and Ousmane Dembélé. Moreover, they can’t be happy with their record, as Bayern have won 5 out of the last 6 matches.

Another thing is that while the German side is only getting stronger, the Catalans, also due to the current absentees, have without a doubt one of the weakest teams in recent years. On the other hand, they need to play more as a team, which should be their biggest weapon. And Busquets is also aware of that.

“The important thing is the collective level. We know we don’t have Leo or his individual qualities, but we are here, we are excited and we are aware of what is ahead of us, but we have big ambitions and we want to win,” he believes in his team.

There is no doubt that every football fan is looking forward to Barcelona’s opening game in the Champions League. Previous duels have been a great goal scoring spectacle and everyone believes that Tuesday night will be no different. Moreover, this duel will also give a hint as to how the Catalan side will be able to compete with the top teams.

Source: FC Barcelona