No team has ever repeated as champion in the Champions League era

With the Champions League round of 16 offering a tough test in the form of Arsenal, Barcelona’s greatest test for the remaining three months of the season arrive in Europe. The Catalans remain favorites to win the Champions League and still appear to have the best team on the continent a year after confirming that fact in Berlin.

No team has ever repeated as champion in the Champions League era, but one would be wise not to bet against Barcelona breaking that streak. Effectively, the club has already won La Liga, and 90 minutes in May expect to provide Barca its domestic double. With Europe in full focus for the final three months of the season, Barcelona completing an unprecedented double-treble is not only possible; it’s now become probable and entirely expected.

This team is about three months away from setting itself apart as the greatest team in the history of modern football.