UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munchen vs FC Barcelona live
Preview
Bayern Munich will meet FC Barcelona in an empty Allianz Arena at 20:00 GMT on the last match day of the 2021 Champions League group stage. The Catalans arrive in Germany with a new coach and a burning desire to win, whilst Bayern may get away with fielding a revolving XI. Julian Nagelsmann, on the other hand, does not wish to do so as according to his press conference, he will select the finest possible team. Get ready for some pyrotechnics as this game potential to be really intriguing.
Following their first defeat under Xavi Hernández, Barcelona return to action for the biggest game of the season, in the Champions League group stage finale against Bayern Munich, which will be played in an empty Allianz Arena due to Covid protocols in Germany. Barça have made it difficult for themselves going into the final game after squandering a chance to guarantee qualification at home against Benfica two weeks ago. Despite being two points ahead of Benfica in second place, Barça will face the strongest club in the group on the road, while Benfica will host last-place Dynamo Kiev in Lisbon. If Benfica wins, as is predicted, Barça will need to overcome Bayern to finish second. Barça may qualify with a draw or even a loss if the Portuguese side do not win.
Bayern, who currently have a deadly form and top the Bundesliga table with 34 points will be seeking to embarrass Barcelona one’s again. They also lead the group E table with 15 points having won all their five games played so far. They will be hoping to keep their record of thrashing Barcelona.
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Head-to-head
There have been ten encounters between the two teams in the Champions League. They’ve drawn once with Barcelona winning twice, and Bayern Munich triumphant in seven games.
Prediction
Bayern Munich have dominated the group stage, scoring 19 goals so far, including five in each of their two home encounters. Even if they field a depleted lineup tonight, they should be able to defeat Barcelona. Xavi’s team drew with Benfica in their most recent Champions League encounter, and that might be expensive. If they defeat Bayern, it would be a huge upset, but their previous form shows they aren’t quite capable of doing this
Lineup
Bayern XI: Neuer; Pavard, Süle, Upamecano, Davies; Tolisso, Musiala; Müller, Coman, Sane; Lewandowski
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Araujo, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, De Jong, Gavira; Dembele, Depay, Dest
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