Alves returned to Barcelona with the goal of not only performing at a top European club, but also to take the opportunity to hopefully be selected for the Brazilian national team for the upcoming next World Cup. Looking back in history, it was Paulinho's outstanding performance at Barcelona that ultimately led to his selection for the World Cup in Russia.
This summer, Alves led the Brazilian Olympic team to win the Olympic gold medal in men's soccer, the 43rd title of his career. Today, Alves has become the player with the most championships in the history of the soccer world, even more than Messi, C Luo and other well-known stars. At the age of 38, it is a miracle that Alves can still maintain such outstanding form.
With the return of Xavi, Laporta's ambitions seem to have swelled, declaring, "We have the strength to compete for all the titles, the league is not over yet."
However, objectively speaking, Barcelona is expected to impact the King's Cup and La Liga title, but in the Champions League, they seem to lack competitiveness and can only lose less in the face of strong opponents such as Bayern and Manchester City. Moreover, it is still unknown whether Barcelona can advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League this season. In the league, Barcelona only ranked ninth, 11 points behind the leader Real Sociedad. In the Champions League group stage, Barcelona and Bayern in the same group, Bayern has been out of the line in advance, Barcelona 4 wars accumulated 6 points, ranked 2nd, ahead of the 3rd Benfica 2 points.
