Bayern vs Barcelona

Like all Bayern managers, Julian Nagelsmann will ultimately be judged by his performance in the Champions League as Xavi's Barcelona visit Munich.

Bayern still retain much of the side that delivered Champions League glory in 2020 under Hansi Flick but they have lost key components including Lewandowski, David Alaba and Javi Martínez. Bayern started their Champions League campaign with a solid 2-0 victory away at Inter Milan and that was enough, for now, to paper over the cracks being shown in the Bundesliga. The European Cup / Champions League is in its 68th season and a total of 22 different clubs have won the competition. Bayern have drawn their last three league games to drop to third in the table but few genuinely expect either Union Berlin or Freiburg to remain above the Bavarian powerhouse next May. Bayern Munich and Barcelona meet again in the Champions League on Tuesday at the Allianz Arena with both sides in search of their former identities. Xavi’s rebuild at Camp Nou is well underway: the former Barça midfielder’s achievements in less than a year at the helm should not be underestimated.

Bayern Munich vs Barcelona: Welcome to Sportstar's live blog of the Champions League fixture BAY vs FCB, being played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, ...

Barcelona comes into the match unbeaten this season, with four wins in its last five matches. Bayern goes on another attack. Lewandowski barges into the Bayern box, but his cross is intercepted and cleared by Upamecano. Bayern tries another attack and Sabitzer, after getting the ball from Sane, shoots from outside the box. Barcelona has looked the better team by some distance tonight and Bayern Munich, in spite of getting the ball in te final third, has failed to capitalise thereon. What a mess from Bayern Munich!

Barcelona take their blistering La Liga form to the Allianz Arena where white-hot striker Robert Lewandowski matches up against his former club Bayern ...

If Nagelsmann prefers Upamecano over either De Ligt or Hernandez, who have been much better in the air, then Lewandowski could find space in front of Neuer's net. Lewandowski already has two goals inside the six-yard box in La Liga play this season, and one of his three against Viktoria Plzen was also off a header on the doorstep. Chances inside the six-yard box are rare, especially so against top European clubs, hence the long odds on this occurrence. However, when Mane is provided service, which has mostly come from Thomas Muller and Jamal Musiala, he's found the back of the net. Incredibly, the Barcelona moneyline odds reached +310 just a few days before this Champions League match, and while the line has drop somewhat, it's still a very attractive number. That was never more evident than in the Bayern draw with Stuttgart where Upamecano didn't step to a shot which rattled the crossbar late on before De Ligt's poor tackle in the 18-yard box conceded the late penalty that saw Bayern succumb to a draw. Recently, Bayern have had the better results. With so many good chances to feast upon, Lewandowski has profited. New Barcelona arrivals Raphinha and Lewandowski have been spectacular, and the Brazilian winger has been especially stellar, producing a La Liga-high 1.85 xA (expected assists) on just 10 key passes. Meanwhile, Bayern are struggling in domestic competition, with three straight draws leading to questions being asked of head coach Julian Nagelsmann. While Barcelona have scored 15 league goals and conceded just a single one, Bayern are sitting in third place in the Bundesliga on 12 points from a possible 18. With these two sides boasting formidable attacking talent, Champions League fans could be in for an entertaining 90 minutes at the Allianz Arena.

One hour until kickoff: We have lineups! Julian Nagelsmann chooses to field Bayern Munich in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Sadio Mane up top, and Thomas Muller, ...

Even if you’re lagging behind the others, keep replying to the most recent call of the player’s name. Now it’s a matter of putting it all together, to show that Bayern deserve the title of contenders. It’s not necessary to have the whole comments loaded at one time while you’re just casually following along. The team has failed to win three Bundesliga games in a row, and now face the prospect of hosting an in-form [FC Barcelona](https://www.barcablaugranes.com) side at the Allianz Arena. It puts the newest comments at the top. [podcast](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2022/9/12/23347412/bayern-munich-podcast-s5e10-fc-barcelona-champions-league-nagesmann-xavi-robert-lewandowski-muller)? He has a star studded lineup at his disposal — the likes of Thomas Muller, Joshua Kimmich, Sadio Mane, Alphonso Davies, and the rest have all seen success against the other FCB in the past. Listen to it below or at [this link](https://open.spotify.com/episode/54UtBzeGNBlj2NLRQafdmu). [Champions League](https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league) fixture, previous meetings between these two sides have been hilariously one-sided affairs. The team will be need to be on top its game to beat Barcelona tonight. Honestly it’s a miracle that it’s not been a massacre. Otherwise, the XI is as we expected.

An in-form Barcelona side travels to Germany for a marquee Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich in Group C, otherwise considered this year's Group of ...

In the rest of defense, it's Jules Kounde on the right plus a center-back pairing of Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen, with Gerard Pique, Eric Garcia, and Jordi Alba all available as substitutes. Benjamin Pavard and Marcel Sabitzer are also back in the lineup as well, while young Jamal Musiala is part of the attack in place of Serge Gnabry. The young midfielder rips a left-footed shot, but the Bayern veteran produces a better save, flicking his leg out against his body's momentum to keep the shot out. The former Bayern man roasts the home defense with brilliant skill to get free, but he pokes a ninja-kick shot over the bar. In the aftermath, Raphinha goes down under a heavy challenge from Davies at the very edge of the penalty area, but it's waved away. 40th min: Bayern wastes a chance as two attackers crash into each other in the penalty area. He's through on goal with only Neuer to beat thanks to a great thread by Lewandowski, and he dinks his effort off the outside of the left post, out for a goal kick. Stunning work by Raphinha to tee up the star striker, but he blows it by taking a touch rather than hitting it first-time, which everyone in the stadium expected him to do. He offers a hand to help Musiala up, and it's snubbed, without even as much as eye contact from the German youngster. This second half has shown a different Bayern team than we've seen the last few weeks: pumped full of adrenaline and ready to slay a giant. Barcelona came into this match in much better form than Bayern, and it felt like Xavi's men were the favorites even on the road to a team that's given them fits over the years. Then halftime came and went, and a different Bayern team emerged from the tunnel, unrecognizable from the one that departed the Allianz Arena field at the break.

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