Team news
FC BATE last faced The Catalans in the group stage of the 2011/2012 Champions League, but lost both fixtures with a 9-0 aggregate. The Belarusian side will approach the game without the services of Maksim Zhavnerchick, who is out with an ankle injury, and Vitali Rodionov, who has knee problems. BATE will also miss the services of former Barcelona winger Aliaksandr Hleb and defender Kaspars Dubra due to injury.
Barcelona will be motivated by their huge weekend win over Rayo Vallecano and the return of Thomas Vermaelen from injury. However, the Spanish giants will lack the services of Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, and Rafinha.
On which live or online channel can I watch BATE vs Barcelona?
- United States: 14:45 ET on various Fox Sports and ESPN channels (check for details)
- Canada: 14:45 ET on beIN Sports channels
- UK: 19:45 BST on BT Sport channels
Tune in to BATE vs Barcelona live at 14:45 ET on beIN Sports Canada and beIN Sports Connect Canada. If you are in USA, enjoy a wide range of live online streaming and TV coverage of this UEFA Champions League fixture through FOX Sports and ESPN channels. More details of all the channels broadcasting BATE-Barcelona on our match page. For viewers in the UK, watch the Catalans play away from home on October 20, 2015 at 19:45 on BT Sport Live and BT Sport Extra. If you are outside Canada, UK and the United States, make sure to scroll down to the bottom of this article to view geo-localized live broadcast information or click on the BATE vs Barcelona match page for the full international live broadcast listings.
*NOTE: Data is subject to change.
Form guide in all competitions
BATE: DWWLLW
Barcelona: WLWWLW
Last weekend's performance
Vitebsk 0 – 2 BATE
BATE won their tenth consecutive league title after beating Vitebsk 2 goals to nil on Friday with three games to go. The goals were scored by Alyaksey Ryas and Dmitri Mozolevski in the first 31 minutes of the game.
Barcelona 5 – 2 Rayo Vallecano
Neymar produced a sterling performance for Barcelona against Rayo Vallecano by helping his club bounce back from a goal down to win 5-2. All eyes will be on the attacking duo of Luis Suarez and Neymar as they seek to consolidate Barcelona’s lead at the top of Group E.
On-form Neymar celebrates one of his goals against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday
Manager’s views
Aleksandr Yermakovich: "I can't say BATE are ready to beat everyone – today our plan worked [against Roma] but I can't say it'll be the same tomorrow. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. We need to take it step by step. We were solid for 60–70 minutes. I don't distinguish between defenders and forwards, because we attack as a team and defend as a team. We talked a lot before the game about psychology, which is a key factor for us,'' he told UEFA.com.
Luis Enrique: ''Given the standard of the competition, there are no favourites in games like these. Everyone can match everyone else. BATE have won the Belarusian league for the tenth time in a row, which shows their domestic dominance. We are group leaders but BATE are just one point behind.
We don't anticipate an easy game. Four years ago Barcelona beat BATE twice but a lot of things have changed since. Just look at Borisov's first half against Roma – that was impressive.’’
He added:
''We have conceded quite a lot of goals recently, but not many have been the result of bad mistakes. Our opponents have been lucky.’’
Team sheets for BATE vs Barcelona
BATE Borisov's XI:Chernik, Polyakov, Dubra, Milunovic, Mladenovic; Nikolic, Yablonski, Stasevich, Gordeychuk, Volodko, Signevich.
FC Barcelona's XI: Ter Stegen, Piqué, Sergio, Alves, Suárez, Neymar Jr, Mascherano, Bartra, Munir, Alba, S.Roberto
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