UEFA Champions League: How to watch Barcelona vs Bayern Munich live on October 26, 2022

Темы: TV Schedules, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, UEFA Champions League

The Blaugrana host the Bundesliga giants needing a win in order to keep their UEFA Champions League hopes alive. Here's a preview of this highly-anticipated showdown.

Matchday 5 in the UEFA Champions League continues this Wednesday, with another round of exciting fixtures set to take place. All eyes will be on one game, in particular, as Barcelona prepare to take on the almighty Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou in a do-or-die showdown for the Spanish giants.

Despite investing heavily in the squad over the summer, recruiting the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Jules Kounde, the Catalan heavyweights are staring at yet another embarrassing UEFA Champions League exit. Last season's Xavi's men crashed out of the competition in the group stage and were thus demoted to the UEFA Europa League, and Barcelona are in danger of suffering a similar fate this campaign as well.

The Blaugrana have played four games so far and despite dominating nearly every single fixture in terms of possession, the Spanish club boast only one win: a 5-1 thrashing of Viktoria Plzeň on Matchday 1.

Matchday 2 saw Lewandowski and Co. visit the Allianz Arena and despite putting in a commendable performance against Bayern Munich, the Liga club returned home empty-handed, losing 2-0 to the Bundesliga champions.

After that came back-to-back showdowns with Inter Milan, with both ending in disappointing results for Xavi's men. The first encounter took place in Italy, with the Nerazzurri winning 1-0. After that was their showdown in Catalonia but Barcelona were unable to capitalize off of their home advantage, instead drawing 3-3.

As a result, the Blaugrana find themselves in third with only four points while the Nerazzurri are in second with a three-point advantage and a superior head-to-head record. This means that Xavi's men must beat the German giants on Wednesday in order to keep their UEFA Champions League hopes alive.

And to make things worse, a victory over Bayern Munich, which is easier said than done, might not even suffice as the Spanish giants will need Inter Milan to slip up in their clash with Viktoria Plzeň. With Barcelona's hopes hanging by a thread, Curlers wait for this fixture while fearing for the worse.

The most ironic thing about this tie is that it was none other than Bayern Munich who eliminated the Blaugrana in the UEFA Champions League group stage last season. However, the Allianz Arena was the venue that time and Lewandowski started for the German outfit.

The Bundesliga champions enter this clash as the group leaders, boasting a brilliant 12 points from four games. However, while Nagelsmann's side have booked their ticket to the round of 16, the visitors have not yet won their group.

Nonetheless, the no.1 spot will officially become theirs with a victory at the Camp Nou or a slip-up from Inter Milan. As a result, Die Roten will head to Catalonia with the sole goal of handing the Blaugrana another embarrassing defeat.

Mane and Co. are in amazing form, having scored a whopping 16 goals in their last four games across all competitions. Bayern scored five each in their DFB Pokal victory over Augsburg and Bundesliga triumph over Freiburg, while Hoffenheim and Viktoria Plzeň were their other victims.

Will the German giants beat Barcelona and send their fellow continental powerhouse into the UEFA Europa League? This is the question on everyone's mind. Make sure to catch this game in order to find out the answer.

Team news

Barcelona: Xavi will once again be without Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen, who are both injured, making for a huge concern. Additionally, Memphis Depay is also a doubt while Sergi Roberto is out with a dislocated shoulder, meaning Hector Bellerin could deputize. Gavi picked up an abductor issue in the win over Athletic Club but the Spanish starlet should be fine for this showdown.

Bayern Munich: The visitors have several concerns of their own as Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernandez, Leroy Sane, and Bouna Sarr are all sidelined. As a result, Ulreich will deputize in goal while Upamecano and De Ligt should be the center-back pairing. Up front, Sadio Mane, Serge Gnabry, and the brilliant Jamal Musiala should lead the line.

Key stats

Bayern Munich have not lost any of their last 32 group-stage matches in the UEFA Champions League, winning 29 and drawing three.
Barcelona have lost their last five meetings with this Bundesliga giant by a whopping aggregate scoreline of 19-4.
Additionally, Die Roten have won six of their last seven encounters with the Spanish heavyweights.
Xavi's men have won only three of their last six outings, losing two and drawing another.