Barça return to winning ways in European openers
Barça returned to winning ways after breaking a 24-year winning streak last year.
FC Barcelona recovered an old and healthy habit against Viktoria Plzen. Winning opening nights of European competitions.
Last season, Bayern Munich's 3-0 win at the Camp Nou broke a fantastic 24-year unbeaten run in the opening games of the top continental competition.
Since it has been called the UEFA Champions League, the record is 18 wins, five draws and just one defeat.
Before the defeat against the Bavarians, to find a slip-up in an opening game in the top continental competition we have to go back to the 1997-1998 season under Louis Van Gaal.
Barça opened their campaign with a 3-2 defeat to Newcastle, with Asprilla scoring a hat trick.
The minimum objective for the team coached by Xavi Hernández is to qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League and not be eliminated in the group stage as they were last season.
Barça's absence in the round of 16 came after a run of 20 years. The Blaugrana finished third in their group in the 2000-2001 Champions League behind Milan and Leeds.
