Barcelona currently sit 15th in the UCL standings, so they'll be looking to secure a positive result against Slavia Praha. Another factor worth noting is that the home side has not played an official match since December 13, due to the winter break in the Czech league. With Robert Lewandowski, Raphina, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong leading the attack for the Spanish giants, I expect Barcelona to cruise to a comfortable victory.
Barcelona should outclass Slavia Prague in this game. The Spanish champions have scored 2.7 goals per game this season, with Lamine Yamal, Ferrán Torres, Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Marcus Rashford leading the charge. They have a great deal of firepower in their squad, and they could run riot against this struggling Slavia Prague team. Slavia have only scored twice in six Champions League games this season, and they've conceded 11 goals. They're coming off a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham, and they could suffer a similar fate on Wednesday.
Two matchdays left for all these teams battling in out in the Champions League group stage. Slavia are currently 33rd on the table and most likely are seeing an early exit. Barcelona, however, are in an embarrassing 15th on the table, and not only do they need to win to get top eight, they might need to rely on their goal differential. What does this mean? This means Barcelona need to win, while scoring as many goals as humanly possible. This is a match that they should look to get some padding on their difference, and Hansi Flick will have his squad swinging for a full 90 minutes.
