Big night at the Lluís Companys. Hansi Flick’s Barcelona hosts Bayern Munich on the third day of the Champions League phase (9:00 p.m.) in a duel that can and should gauge the aspirations of the Barça team in the top European competition. The Bavarian team is a real bête noire for Barça, in addition to being the team that humiliated them with the painful 2-8. That day, precisely, Hansi Flick was leading the German team.
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Barcelona arrives at the match full of morale after beating Sevilla in Montjuïc on the day of Gavi’s return to the playing fields after eleven months of hard recovery. The Andalusian midfielder is not yet in a position to start but could have minutes in the second half depending on how the game goes.. Flick will go out with everything to try to beat Bayern, a team that plays football very similar to Barça. High pressure and intensity throughout the game. The show promises.
Iñaki Peña will continue between the sticks, Koundé and Balde will remain on the wings and the centre-back pair will be formed by Cubarsí and Iñigo Martínez. Between the two of them, they will have to closely monitor Harry Kane, Bayern Munich’s top scorer. In the center of the field, Casadó and Pedri are in charge of organizing the game and in the line of three midfielders Lamine and Raphinha are untouchable while the place to play behind Lewandowski will be for Fermín.
Up there will be Robert Lewandowski, who returns to face his former team. The Polish striker is going through a great scoring moment and the duel he will have with Kane will be of many carats. Much of Barcelona’s chances of winning will depend on its effectiveness.
This is Barcelona’s starting lineup: Iñaki Peña; Koundé, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Fermín López, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
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