Barcelona vs Bayern Munich, Champions League: Match thread, live updates

18′ GOAL, Barcelona 1-1 Bayern (Kane): This counts as Bayern equalize thanks to a cross from Serge Gnabry and a perfect volley from Kane.

10′ GOAL DISALLOWED: Harry Kane equalized for Bayern with a header, but the goal was canceled because the English striker was offside.

1′ GOAL!!!!!! Barcelona – Bayern 1-0 (Raphinha): BARÇA TAKES THE LEAD!!! A dream start as the home team scores after 59 seconds thanks to a perfect pass from Fermín López, releasing Raphinha who has all the time in the world to run into the penalty area, get around Manuel Neuer and pass the ball into the net! !!

START! Barcelona 0-0 Bayern: And we’re on our way Montjuïc!

WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s biggest football club in the capital of Catalonia is the scene of a gigantic Champions League showdown between the hosts and Bayern Munich, as Barcelona seek their second win of the league stage against the Bavarian giants in Hansi Flick’s reunion with his former Association. This promises to be a lot of fun and you are cordially invited to be there to follow and comment on all the action. Vamos!

(Note: The comments will only be opened when the team news is published because our commentators love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comment section.)

SETUPS

BARCELONA

Starting XI: Pena; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Balde; Fermin, Casadó, Pedri; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha (4-3-3)

Substitute: Szczesny (TW), Cooking (TW), Domínguez, Martín, Fort, De Jong, Gavi, Torre, Olmo, Fati, Víctor

BAYERN MUNICH

Starting XI: Newer; Guerreiro, Upamecano, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Palhinha; Olise, Müller, Gnabry; Kane (4-2-3-1)

Substitute: Peretz (TW), Ulreich (TW), Goretzka, Sané, Coman, Dier, Ibrahimovic, Laimer, Tel, Musiala, Aznou

GAME INFO

Competition/round: UEFA Champions League 2024–25, league phase, matchday 3

Date/time: Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 9:00 p.m. CET (Barcelona), 8:00 p.m. BST/WAT (UK and Nigeria), 3:00 p.m. ET, 12:00 p.m. PT (US), 12:30 a.m. IST (India, Thursday)

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluys Companys, MontjuïcBarcelona, ​​​​Catalonia, Spain

referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)

VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)

HOW TO WATCH

On TV: TUDN (USA), TNT Sports 4 (UK), SONY TEN 2 (India), SuperSport (Nigeria), Movistar (Spain), others

On-line: Paramount+ (US), Discovery+ (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others

Matchday Thread Rules

We don’t have many rules here, but there are a few things you should keep in mind when participating in our game day threads:

Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, Watch out for the swearing. It’s simply unnecessary. Also, Do not discuss illegal streaming links. Whoever does it will be warned and those who post links will be banned immediately. Finally, be kind to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to insult each other.

Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, regardless of the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!