Meet Royal Antwerp, the team against which Barcelona makes its debut in the Champions League.
He Barcelona is presented in a new edition of the Champions League, with the mission to get past the group stage for the first time in two years. Your first test will be Royal Antwerpwhom they will meet at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium.
He Royal Antwerp is a team of Belgium who finished third in their league last season and earned the right to play in the qualifying stages of the Championswhere they earned their ticket to the group stage after beating AEK Atenas.
They are currently managed by long-time Blaugranas star Mark Van Bommel, and their standout players include Vincent Janssen and Toby Alderweireld, both of whom have Premier League experience.
How many times have they played in the Champions League?
Under the current format the Royal Antwerp never contested the matter Champions League; However, they disputed the old European Champions Cup in the 1957-1958 season.
In that participation, they qualified directly for the round of 16, where they were eliminated by Real Madrid, who defeated them 2-1 in the first leg in Belgium and 6-0 in the second leg in the Spanish capital.
Source: Goal