Barcelona miss the chance to finish top of the league phase of the Champions League as they draw with Atalanta, who drop into the play-off round.

Barcelona performed a breathtaking second-half comeback to beat Benfica in a controversial 5-2 victory in Lisbon last week. In doing so, Hansi Flick’s charges secured automatic Round-of-16 qualification with a game to spare.

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Bayern went from the joy of a resounding 9-2 victory against Dinamo Zagreb to the despair of back-to-back defeats against Aston Villa and Barcelona, before they found some consistency with a run of three successive European wins over Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Shakhtar Donetsk.

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After a comeback for the ages last week, Barcelona will be hoping for a less strenuous Champions League encounter today as they host Atalanta. Barca have already secured an automatic spot in the last 16 and are the only side capable of finishing top of the table ahead of current leaders Liverpool.

Barcelona have been one of the best sides in the competition so far, winning six of seven games and owning a tournament-best plus-15 goal differential. Their 18 points are second only to Liverpool, who have remained perfect through seven matchdays.