Barcelona vs Bayern Munich - Champions League: Team news, lineups & prediction
By Tom Gott
Barcelona's Champions League dream could be over by the time they welcome Bayern Munich to Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Earlier in the evening, Inter host bottom side Victoria Plzen in the knowledge that they could secure second place in Group C with a victory. Should they slip up, they would open the door for Barcelona, who likely need a win to have any chance of survival.
Bayern, on the other hand, have 12 points from four games and have already secured their spot in the knockout stages, and victory here would seal top spot.
Here's all you need to know about this one.
Where are Barcelona vs Bayern Munich playing?
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Stadium: Camp Nou
- Date: Wednesday 26 October
- Kick-off Time: 20:00 BST / 15:00 EST / 12:00 PST
- VAR: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
- Referee: Anthony Taylor (ENG)
Barcelona vs Bayern Munich H2H Results
- Barcelona: 2 Wins
- Bayern Munich: 10 Wins
- Draws: 2
Current Form (Last Five Games)
- Barcelona: WDLWW
- Bayern Munich: DWWWW
Barcelona team news
Sergi Roberto dislocated his shoulder at the weekend and is expected to be out for a month, but the knock suffered by Gavi was described as 'nothing' by manager Xavi so he can expect to return here.
Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen and Memphis Depay all remain out.
Barcelona predicted lineup vs Bayern Munich
Barcelona Starting XI (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Bellerin, Kounde, Garcia, Alonso; De Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Dembele, Lewandowski, Gavi
Bench: Pena, Tenas, Pique, Alba, Balde, Kessie, Casado, Torre, Fati, Torres, Raphinha
Bayern Munich team news
Manuel Neuer, Lucas Hernandez, Leroy Sane and Bouna Sarr all remain unavailable for the visitors, which almost forces Julian Nagelsmann's hand when it comes to team selection.
Kingsley Coman is understood to have survived an injury scare at the weekend, while Thomas Muller is expected back on the bench after a few weeks out through illness.
Bayern Munich predicted lineup vs Barcelona
Bayern Munich Starting XI (4-2-3-1): Ulreich; Pavard, Upamecano, De Ligt, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Gnabry, Musiala, Coman; Mane
Bench: Schenk, Mazraoui, Stanisic, Gravenberch, Sabitzer, Ibrahimovic, Choupo-Moting, Tel, Muller
Barcelona vs Bayern Munich score prediction
With Inter expected to beat Plzen and eliminate Barcelona even before kick-off, there may be nothing on the line for the hosts here but Bayern still need the victory that would ensure they seal top spot before Inter come to town to round out the group stage.
As is the case every year, Bayern have been scoring a lot of goals this season and they'll expect to keep that going against a depleted Barcelona back line, although they will have to find a way through arguably the most in-form goalkeeper in Europe, Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Barcelona should score, but stopping Bayern from scoring more is going to be the issue.
Prediction: Barcelona 1-3 Bayern Munich