The Spanish midfielder believes that even though the European competition is unpredictable, still Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are the three direct rivals for La Blaugrana in the UEFA Champions League.
Last season Barcelona were unable to win the UEFA Champions League and the Spanish La Liga.
Even though the Catalan giants were favourites to win these two titles, they were knocked out of the Spanish La Liga title race by Real Madrid, and they lost the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League to the current European champions, Chelsea.
This season, yet again, Barcelona are considered as favourites to win the European title. Therefore, Andres Iniesta has already highlighted the three teams who he believes are the strongest contenders besides Barcelona to win the prestigious European trophy.
The Spanish midfield maestro recently spoke about the threat posed by three different European clubs and he believes Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are the three teams who can win the UEFA Champions League this season, except for Barcelona.
This definitely means that La Blaugrana are preparing themselves to win the European title and want to win against teams of this calibre.
The Spanish midfielder spoke about the competition in Europe and how it is quite unpredictable. However, he still did not shy away from claiming that these three teams are his favourites to win the title.
While speaking about the Champions League and the teams who he finds difficult, Andres Iniesta said:
“It is a very difficult competition and can be unpredictable, one bad game could see you eliminated.”
“http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, as the holders, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are the strongest teams in the Champions League, although there are also many other teams that are likely to be pushing.”
Barcelona are currently at the top of their respective group and their recent result came against Celtic, who made it tough for the Catalan giants to win against them, but a stoppage-time goal by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jordi-Alba-c19111 assured La Blaugrana the all-important three points and now Barcelona have 9 points from three games.
With an all-winning record in the Champions League right now, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are definitely considered as favourites to win the prestigious honour.
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