Former Barcelona midfielder Oriol Romeu is well-placed to give his opinion on English football with his experience in the Premier League and he highlighted the increased importance now given to the Champions League.The Catalan, now at Southampton, believes Barcelona will reach the next round but admitted that he would still be happy if another of his former clubs Chelsea went through."It is true that years ago the focus was not on the Champions and now they are giving it more importance," Oriol said."I remember winning the pic5678 Champions League and the Europa League with Chelsea and they did not value it as something so important."Romeu was positive about his experiences at both Barcelona and Chelsea."Barcelona is the team of my childhood, where I grew up, where I became a player and where I passed one of the best stages of pic5678 my career," he admitted."I got to play with the first team, it's the dream of every child but Chelsea gave me the professional opportunity."I have good memories of both places."Romeu revealed that he did have a soft spot for Barcelona."I like both of them, but if I go back to my childhood, I'm a bit more of a Barcelona fan," the midfielder confessed."I have great affection for them but, if Chelsea reach the next round, I will still be happy." pic5678
