Gary Lineker believes that being knocked out of the Champions League could have ‘irreparable’ consequences for Barcelona.
After their victory, the Catalan giants will face a daunting task. Inter Milan: 3-3Wednesday night at Nou Camp
This means that BarcelonaThey are currently in third place in Group C, with only four points. To reach the last-16, they will have to rely on Inter Milan, who is second in their group.
As one of Europe’s biggest powerhouses, the idea of Barcelona missing out on the knockout stage of the Champions League is unthinkable, but even more so given the financial predicament that the club find themselves in, particularly after completing big-money summer moves for stars such as Raphinha, Leeds Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich
Lineker, ex-Barca star, believes that the club could lose its Champions League status if it spends so much money this summer.
Talking on Hawksbee, Jacobs, Lineker said: “They’ve gambled everything on being successful this season in terms of the way they’ve leveraged the club, looking ahead and all of these things to negotiate around the financial issues that LaLiga have brought in and that they’ve messed up.
“Obviously they’ve had to let Lionel Messi go and all of this kerfuffle, and then all of a sudden they’re buying superstars and you’re thinking, ‘How is this possible?’ but it’s all done over a period of time, but over that period of time they very much need success.
“Not qualifying for the Champions League knockout stage is kind of irreparable so I don’t know how that’s going to pan out exactly.
“They’re not out yet but they need pretty much a miracle to get through in that group.”
