Overview
Barcelona made a strong comeback after the unexpected stumble against Osasuna in round 8 of La Liga. They won 3 consecutive victories against Young Boys, Osasuna and most recently Sevilla.
In the 3-match winning streak, Blaugrana scored 13 goals and only conceded 1. Striker Robert Lewandowski alone scored 7 goals.
The Catalan club will hope that the Polish striker will continue to maintain his high level of performance when he meets his old team Bayern Munich in the Champions League. In addition, coach Hansi Flick's knowledge of the "Gray Tigers" is also an important factor for Barca's confidence. Especially in the context that they have lost 6 consecutive matches against their opponents.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich just crushed Stuttgart 4-0 to end a 3-match winless streak. As of the end of round 7 of the Bundesliga, the home team at Allianz Arena is leading with 17 points and scoring 24 goals, twice as many as the team behind, RB Leipzig.
The "Gray Tigers" also scored 9 goals after the first 2 matches in the Champions League. A strong attack is the premise for Bayern to aim for a victory against Barca in the next match.
This is a great match that is considered to be evenly matched. However, Barcelona will have the advantage because they will play at home at Lluis Companys Olympic, where they have won all 5 matches since the beginning of the season and scored 20 goals. It is not impossible that Flick's army will win, thereby breaking the losing streak against Bayern.
As mentioned above, Bayern have won their last six matches against Barcelona and have not conceded in their last four. This run of six matches includes an 8-2 win in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2020.
Human resources situation
Marc-Andre ter Stegen is out with a long-term injury, so new signing Wojciech Szczesny could make his Barcelona debut in goal. The Catalans are also without Frenkie de Jong, Marc Bernal, Ferran Torres, Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen.
On the other side of the front line, Bayern's injury situation is not too serious. They are only missing a few key players, including Alexksanar Pavlovic and Jamal Musiala.
Expected lineup:
Barcelona: Szczesny, Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde, Gavi, Pedri, Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha, Lewandowski.
Bayern Munich: Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Palhinha, Kimmich, Olise, Muller, Gnabry, Kane.
The match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich takes place at 2:00 a.m. on October 24 (Vietnam time).
