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Barcelona in good shape for Slavia Prague test

Barcelona turn their attentions back to the Champions League on Wednesday and will fancy their chances of taking control of the group with home and away games against Slavia Prague to come.

The Spanish champions head into the fixture in pretty good shape. After a tough start they are top of La Liga, Ernesto Valverde has an almost fully fit squad to choose from and the team are on a run of five straight wins (including three La Liga clean sheets in a row).

SD Eibar SAD v FC Barcelona - La Liga
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Slavia were considering the whipping boys of a tough Group F when the draw was made (remember the Slavia delegates bursting out laughing after being drawn with Barca, Inter and Dortmund?