Carragher: If Liverpool Cannot Win the Title, He Hopes Barcelona Lift This Year's Champions League Trophy

Carragher said that if Liverpool cannot win the title, he hopes Barcelona can win this year's Champions League.

Barcelona have made a stunning start to the season. The team coached by Flick began the campaign with strong performances, and Barcelona's football has earned praise from outside observers. A 5-1 victory over Feyenoord in their Champions League debut further strengthened that impression, with the team once again showing their attacking quality.

Carragher is among those impressed by Barcelona's current form. The former Liverpool player and current CBS Sports commentator made his preference clear when discussing Champions League contenders. He said: "If Liverpool don't win it, I would love to see Barcelona win the Champions League this year."

What Carragher admires most is Barcelona's chance to return to the top of Europe without abandoning their own style. He said: "Great teams always come back, and it looks like it is Barcelona's turn now. I don't think there is anything better than seeing Barcelona become the best team in their own way, or win the Champions League, in a way that is a bit like what Paris Saint-Germain have done over the past two years. This is a special club, playing a special style of football. Perhaps there is no other team anywhere that can compare with them."

Carragher used this opportunity to look back on Barcelona's golden era and the football tradition that made the club a global benchmark. He believes that if Barcelona maintain their current level and take the final step in European competition, they could move closer to that period again.

Yamal needs the Champions League

In discussions about Barcelona's return to the peak, Yamal is the most closely watched name. Carragher believes the young winger will lead Barcelona into a new phase and compared his development path with Messi's. Carragher said: "If they can get back to those days, to see Yamal perhaps at the same level, or at least in the same conversation. We have mentioned that he perhaps was not at his best during the summer, but he is only 19 and has already won the European Championship and the World Cup. Now he needs the Champions League. Imagine if that happened in a final in Madrid against Real Madrid."

In Carragher's view, Yamal's biggest goal in the future is to lead Barcelona to Champions League success and return the club to the position it held during its golden era.