As Bayern Munich ride off into the sunset, Barcelona are performing a slow crawl to the finish line by comparison, but all three points in front of their own fans will guarantee them their rightful place in the knockout stages.

The Camp Nou faithful will need no reminding of how they were swept aside by Benfica during Ronald Koeman's reign, and the Dutchman had cleared out his office before the trip to Dynamo Kiev on matchday four, as a Sergi Barjuan-led side won 1-0 thanks to Ansu Fati's 70th-minute effort.

Xavi's reign as Blaugrana head coach officially kicked off with Sunday's visit of Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, during which a Memphis Depay penalty in the 48th minute saw the Catalans get off to the perfect start in La Liga under their legendary midfield maestro.



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相比之下，拜仁慕尼黑(Bayern Munich)在夕阳下缓缓前行，巴萨(Barcelona)在终点线前表现缓慢，但他们在自己的球迷面前拿到的三分将确保他们在淘汰赛中获得应有的位置。

诺坎普的球迷们应该不会想起在罗纳德·科曼的统治下，他们是如何被本菲卡队横扫的，而荷兰人在第四比赛日客场挑战基辅迪纳摩之前就已经离开了他的办公室，在巴尔儒率领的球队依靠安苏·法蒂在第70分钟的努力以1-0取胜。

周日，在巴塞罗那德比战中，哈维正式开始了他的执教生涯。在这场比赛中，孟菲斯德佩在第48分钟的点球见证了加泰罗尼亚人在传奇中场大师的带领下在西甲联赛中取得了完美的开局。