Barcelona at Euro crossroads

[Folami David]

Barcelona face a crossroads in their season on Tuesday when they attempt to overturn their Round of 16 first leg defeat at AC Milan and stay on course for a fourth Champions League final in eight seasons.
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Anything less than a quick return to form after their 2-0 defeat in the first leg in Milan on February 20 will probably see Barcelona follow Manchester United, who they beat in the 2009 and 2011 finals, through the exit door.
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Arsenal, who lost to Barcelona in the 2006 final, are also expected to be eliminated unless they can overturn their 3-1 defeat against German champions- elect Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
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The Round of 16 will be completed this week with Schalke 04 going into their home leg against Galatasaray as favourites to advance after drawing 1-1 in Turkey and Malaga seeking to maximise home advantage in their attempt to overturn their 1-0 defeat at Porto in the first game.
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If Barca are to join arch-rivals Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Paris St Germain, who all made it through to the quarterfinals last week, they need to rediscover the kind of football that has been the envy of Europe for the last six years.
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Many observers though, have written off their chances with the Sunday Times in London saying:
"Barcelona will presumably secure the Spanish league championship... but the sense grows that the light has dimmed, the magic has faded and the era of glory is over."

[Shola Sholaz]

I hope they will win because i'll love to see more of them in the Champions League