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Position in Group D: First

Possible Last 16 Opponents: Inter, Lyon, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal

There is no arguing this. FC Barcelona are the best team on the face of the Earth.

I was going to say Barcelona anyways, but the 5-0 thrashing they gave arch-rival Real Madrid in El Clasico only furthers the argument.

How many teams are winning like Barcelona with a similar amount of homegrown talent? Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Valdes, Puyol, Pedro, Bojan, and many more have been brought up through the ranks at Barcelona, from the youth clubs, up through Bacelona B, and now into the best squad on the planet.

Even Pep Guardiola, who is rapidly making a case for being the best manager in the world (once Sir Alex Ferguson retires), is Barcelona grown.

Of course, there are those outside additions that are making the team all the better. David Villa has been a star for the club. Along with Messi, Iniesta, Xavi, Bojan, Pedro, and company, no one has a better offense in the game than the Blaugrana.

The midfield combination in the center of Xavi and Iniesta is no doubt the greatest in the world. Fittingly, both Xavi and Iniesta, along with teammate Lionel Messi, are the three finalists for FIFA World Player of the Year 2010.

Victor Valdes may not be the "best" goalie in the world, but he is right there at the top and showing that he is at least a consideration.

I could go on forever about most if not all of the clubs in this list, but the point is that Barcelona are, bar none, the greatest team in the world and definitely of these 16 finalists in the Champions League.

It would take a huge upset from any of these teams to keep Barcelona from heading to London for the Final.