Barcelona host Bayern Munich in the latest blockbuster clash of the inaugural UEFA Champions League league phase.
Although plenty of these matches have failed to live up to their billing over the first couple of matchweeks, holders Real Madrid came from 2-0 down to claim a scintillating 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Now their two biggest domestic rivals take centre stage. Barca and Bayern are each top of their respective league tables and their respective new eras under Hansi Flick and Vincent Kompany face an acid test tonight.
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Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich score
| 1st Half | Goalscorers | |
| Barcelona | 0 | |
| Bayern Munich | 0 |
Venue: Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, BarcelonaReferee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
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Lineups:
Barcelona (4-3-3, right to left): Pena (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde — Casado, Pedri, Fermin Lopez — Raphinha, Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1, right to left): Neuer (GK) — Guerreiro, Upamecano, Kim, Davies — Kimmich, Palhinha — Olise, Muller Gnabry — Kane
1 hour before kickoff: Kompany has opted to go for Thomas Muller’s experience playing centrally off Kane, with Michael Olise and Serge Gnabry on the wings. Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman are primed to make an impact from the bench, where Jamal Musiala is also present following his hip injury.
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— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) October 23, 2024
1 hr 10 mins before kickoff: Here’s the Barca team. Fermin Lopez gets the start in midfield, with the fit-again Dani Olmo among the substitutes. The now familiar frontline of Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski and Raphinha will look to do the damage,
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— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 23, 2024
1 hr 20 mins before kickoff: Confirmed team will be with us shortly. What is almost certain is a showdown between two of the greatest European strikers of the modern era. Harry Kane plundered four goals in Bayern’s 9-2 thrashing of Dinamo Zagreb and is the early leader in the Champions League Golden Boot race, while Robert Lewandowski faces up to the club where he became a legend.
1 hr 40 mins before kickoff: This is certainly a game that should live up to its billing, with Flick and Kompany’s sides each committed to playing on the front foot with high defensive lines. In the Bundesliga and La Liga this season they have 47 goals between them. However Barca and Bayern have each had their noses bloodied by Monaco and Aston Villa on the Champions League stage.
2 hours before kickoff. Hello and welcome to The Jugo Mobile’ live coverage of Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. Their bitter rivals Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund served up an instant classic last night. What have these two got?
The UEFA Champions League match kicks off in Barcelona at 9 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Wednesday, October 23 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| Canada | Wednesday, October 23 | 3:00 p.m. ET |
| UK | Wednesday, October 23 | 8:00 p.m. BST |
| Australia | Thursday, October 24 | 6:00 a.m. AEDT |
| India | Thursday, October 24 | 12:30 a.m. IST |
For Barca, Inaki Pena continues in goal having deputised impressively since the serious injury sustained by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. That means Wojciech Szczesny, who came out of retirement to help Barcelona’s goalkeeping situation, will sit on the bench again.
Frankie de Jong is on the bench as Fermin Lopez gets the start in attacking midfield. Ferran Torres is out with a hamstring problem, with defenders Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen also sidelined.
Barcelona (4-3-3, right to left): Pena (GK) — Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde — Casado, Pedri, Fermin Lopez — Raphinha, Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal
Barcelona substitutes: Szczesny (GK), Kochen (GK), Gavi, Fati, Torre, Pau Victor, Olmo, De Jong, Fort, Martin, Dominguez
Not to stir the pot, but…
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— DW Sports (@dw_sports) October 21, 2024
Bayern were keen to welcome back Jamal Musiala for this one. The attacking midfield talent is back in training and has made the bench following a hip injury.
The German are without Aleksandar Pavlovic after he broke his collarbone in the early stages of Bayern’s 4-0 win over Stuttgart. Joao Palhinha comes into central midfield.
Raphael Guerreiro has been asked to do a job at right-back with Joshua Kimmich starting alongside Palhinha in the engine room.Josip Stanisic and Sacha Boey are injured.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1, right to left): Neuer (GK) — Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies — Kimmich, Palhinha — Sane, Olise, Gnabry — Kane
Bayern Munich substitutes: Peretz (GK), Ulreich (GK), Goretzka, Sane, Coman, Dier, Ibrahimovic, Laimer, Tel, Musiala, Aznou
Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this Champions League match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
