Mourinho and Chelsea, on Barca's UCL avoid list
Barcelona finished top of their Champions League group
Barcelona are in one of the seeded spots on Monday's Champions League last 16 draw. They could face Tottenham, Napoli, Chelsea, Lyon or Atalanta.
The teams to avoid, in theory, are Jose Mourinho's Spurs and Chelsea. Napoli are tough too, with Lyon and Atalanta theoretically the ones you'd want to get.
That's the prize of finishing first - teams that came second may have to face Barca, Liverpool, Man City, Bayern, PSG or Juve. Big teams.
Spurs were runners up in the Champions League last season but coach Poch is gone, replaced by old enemy Jose. Barcelona beat them 4-2 at Wembley last season and drew 1-1 at home.
Napoli will have a new coach too after Carlo Ancelotti was sacked this week, with Gennaro Gattuso taking over.
BARCA'S RIVALS
Tottenham: Mourinho morbo
Barcelona know Spurs' danger men well (Eriksen, Dele Alli, Harry Kane...) and with Jose at the helm they will be even more tricky.
Napoli: Milik the hitman
With Milik in attack and Koulibaly in defence it won't be easy against the Italians.
Chelsea: Spanish streak
Frank Lampard leads a Chelsea squad with four Spanish players - Kepa, Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso and Pedro. Tammy Abraham is the top scorer and Mateo Kovacic, formerly for Real Madrid, is useful in midfield.
Olympique Lyon: Last year's opponents
Barcelona met Lyon in the last 16 last season, with Mamphis Depay and Moussa Dembele offering the most threat.
Atalanta: Surprise guests
Gasperini's team is the surprise package, creeping through on the last day with a 3-0 win at Donetsk. They have former Sevilla striker Luis Muriel and ex Chelsea midfielder Mario Pasalic.
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