The 2018-19 UEFA Champions League season will begin in a venue where a title contender plays its home games. Camp Nou stadium will host the first match of this campaign, welcoming back the current Dutch champions, PSV Eindhoven.
The hosts will have reasons to believe in a triumphant start of the season in the European competition. Lionel Messi has already named this tournament as the top priority for Los Blaugranas, and the addition of Philippe Coutinho to the team's lineup will boost the squad's chances of success. Added to that, Arthur and Arturo Vidal's presence in the team may give Ernesto Valverde a variety of options to keep his squad well rested.
The team's main injury concerns entering this match are Denis Suárez and the aforementioned Malcom.
Regarding the visitors, former Blaugrana footballer Mark Van Bommel will be more than happy to see his team earning a draw, as they enter this game as the proverbial victim. In order to avoid that, PSV will try to get Mexican wingman Hirving Lozano as involved as possible in the build up towards their opponent's goal.
For this game, Van Bommel will have to make do without three players: Ryan Thomas, Dante Rigo and Maximiliano Romero.
Match facts
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This will be the sixth clash between these teams. Barcelona has won two of those, with three draws and one win for the Dutch side.
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Barcelona enters this match on a 26-game unbeaten streak at a Camp Nou in UEFA Champions League clashes. 24 of those games have ended in a win.
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PSV hasn't been able to win a single away game in the UEFA Champions League since November 2007.
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PSV will try to win their first UCL clash after six games (two draws, four losses).
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