UEFA Champions League 2017/18: Five possible shocks from the group stages

#4 More problems for Barcelona?

Juventus hardly broke sweat against Barca last season and the absence of Neymar will make it harder

Be it the recent hackings of their social media accounts or the failure to replace Neymar and his sale, things aren’t really going right for Barcelona. And they can play a part in ruining their Champions League hopes.

Juventus, who knocked out the Catalans in the quarter-finals of the competition last season, will give them a tough time throughout the group stages. Olympiacos have, over the years, earned a knack for troubling the big sides, especially at their Karaiskakis Stadium at Piraeus. They have beaten the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will be in for a tough time. And one never really takes Sporting Lisbon for granted too.

Ernesto Valverde’s men will have to sort out their problems as quickly as possible, before they translate into a full blown disaster.