Former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has said it will be difficult for Barcelona to win the Champions League if they continue to struggle defensively.
Barcelona were forced to come from behind three times to earn a 3-3 draw against Club Brugge on Wednesday night — a result that left them sitting 11th in the Champions League table, outside the automatic qualification spots for the round of 16 with four games to go.
Speaking with CBS Sports, Henry expressed concern over Barcelona’s defensive organisation, stressing that their current form at the back is unsustainable if they aim to compete for Europe’s top prize.
“The co-ordination (in defence) is so bad. You can’t win the Champions League like this, it’s very difficult.
“It’s this game (against Club Brugge), it’s against Paris Saint-Germain, last year it was against Benfica, then it was the Clasico, then it was Inter.
“As we all know, I played for Arsenal, I played for Juve, I won a lot of stuff at Barcelona, for me to say that… it pains me to say that because I don’t want to talk about my old club like that.
“But you have to call a spade a spade. You can’t carry on defending like this. Every time hoping to score three or four, to be the team, not now, not in the modern era of football, you can’t defend like that.”