Before Barcelona even kicks the ball at Camp Nou on Wednesday, it knows that its Champions League fate is already sealed.
Inter Milan’s 4–0 win over Viktoria Plzen in one of the day’s early matches clinched the Italian side’s place in the last 16 and ensured that Barcelona will be dumped in to the Europa League’s knockout phase as a third-place group finisher behind Bayern and Inter. With Inter six points clear of Barcelona, Xavi’s side can do no better than match the Nerazzurri on points, and by virtue of Inter’s win and draw against Barcelona in group play, it holds the head-to-head tiebreaker.