Leverkusen, first stop on road to Munich

The Champions League returns at a good time for Barça following the weekend's slip up in Pamplona, which left them 10 points adrift of the league leaders, leaving no time for regrets, as they pick up the title they won at Wembley last season. The last sixteen tie at Bayer's ground is near enough to this year's final venue to whet the appetite for more European glory.

 

The first stop on the road to the Allianz Arena is at Leverkusen and although the stats aren't too favourable for Barça, who have failed to win the away game in the last three ties at this stage - against Lyon (1-1), Stuttgart (1-1) and Arsenal (2-1), they have always managed to turn it around in the second leg at the Camp Nou. On the other hand, Barça have already won away to BATE Borissov, Viktoria Pilsen and Milan in the competition so far this season.