Barca not among Champions League favourites, says Koeman


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Pre Season Friendly - FC Barcelona v Girona - Johan Cruyff Stadium, Barcelona, Spain - September 16, 2020 Barcelona's Lionel Messi shakes hands with coach Ronald Koeman as he is substituted off REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman believes his side are not among the favourites to win this season’s Champions League with the Catalans having made a stuttering start to the new season.

Speaking ahead of Tuesday's visit of Hungarians Ferencvaros in their Champions league Group G opener, Koeman played down media talk that the Catalans could be European champions.

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