Second only to Liverpool's front three in terms of their productivity, Barca's frontline are rightly receiving plenty of praise

Barca's 2-2 draw with Atalanta showed their Champions League campaign in microcosm. Flick has plenty of food for thought

Barcelona took a big bet 2 1/2 years ago that it could mortgage its future for the quick cash that the indebted club desperately needed to sign some major names. It took a chunk of the money it received from selling off future television rights and other assets and paid a combined 160 million euros (then $163 million) to bring in top striker Robert Lewandowski,

Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé is now just two goals behind Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski in the La Liga scoring race.

As the group stage phase of the Champions League concludes, Hansi Flick has already established the core group of players who will likely play key roles in Barcelona’s quest for the final. Out of

Robert Lewandowski is out on his own as top scorer with nine goals. Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski struck two penalties on Matchday 7 to stay clear as the top scorer in this season's Champions League.

Barcelona overwhelmed Valencia in the Spanish league with four players scoring in the first 24 minutes of a 7-1 rout Frenkie de Jong opened in the third minute, Ferran Torres added to the lead in the eighth,

Benfica were leading 4-2 with under 15 minutes remaining but Barcelona mounted a stunning late comeback to stay three points behind leaders Liverpool.

Barcelona's Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand his side a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday after a hat-trick from Vangelis Pavlidis gave the hosts a two-goal halftime lead.

Lewandowski's team-mate Raphinha also scored a double in that game, including a last-minute winner, and the Brazilian is just one behind in the charts for this season with a total of eight.

So, the Champions League is down to 24 teams and yes, giants like Man City and Paris Saint-Germain made it through in the end. So let's review the league phase, best XI and project who's winning it all.

Barcelona could not have hoped for a better way to end the league stage of the UEFA Champions League.While Hansi Flick’s men did drop two points against Atalanta last night, they finished second in