Bayern Munich vs Barcelona preview
The Champions League is back again with another round of intriguing fixtures. The second round will go ahead as scheduled despite the recent death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The pick of the matchday has to be none other than the 2 fiercest rivals on the European stage – Bayern Munich vs Barcelona.
The Catalans will make the long trip to the Allianz Arena, where 2 young managers will also go head to head in the form of Xavi and Julian Nagelsmann. This fixture is famous for its recent memory of the Bavarians thrashing Barcelona with a final scoreline of 8-2. Robert Lewandowski was one of the names on the scoresheet that day, but the Polish international has since moved to Barcelona this summer.
Nagelsmann’s Bayern Munich have been going through a stuttering form in the league this season, especially after their recent draw with Stuttgart which was their third stalemate in a row. The Bavarians easily brushed aside Inter Milan in their first match of the Champions League group stage but facing a revived Barcelona will be a different prospect altogether.
Barcelona on the other hand have been cruising this season in both the Champions League as well as La Liga. They sit at the top of the table after 5 games out of which they have won five and drawn one and scored 15 goals along the way. New signing Jules Kounde has already made his mark at the Camp Nou and that shows with Barcelona conceding only one goal so far in the league.
The two sides also met in the group stages of UCL last season where Bayern ran out comfortable winner, with scorelines of 3-0 each. Both teams will want to get one foot inside the knockout stages by beating each other but it isn’t going to be easy for either of them.
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Bayern Munich vs Barcelona team news
Bayern Munich have a near fully fit squad, with Bouna Sarr and Kingsley Coman the only absentees Nagelsmann will have to make up with.
Bayern Munich predicted starting lineup: Neuer, Davies, Hernandez, De Ligt, Pavard, Sabitzer, Kimmich, Sane, Muller, Gnabry, Mane
Like Bayern, Xavi and Barcelona too do not have to deal with a whole host of absentees, with Sergi Roberto the only one on the treatment table.
Barcelona predicted starting lineup: Ter Stegen, Balde, Christensen, Araujo, Kounde, De Jong, Pedri, Gavi, Raphinha, Dembele,…
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