UEFA Champions League Round 2: Bayern Munich vs Barcelona Match Preview & Confirmed Lineups
| Bayern München vs Barcelona | |
| SCHEDULE | TIME |
| Match: | Bayern München vs Barcelona |
| Tournament: | Champions League Grp. C Round 2 |
| Match Date: | Wed, Sep 14 2022 |
| Match Time: | 12:30 midnight (UTC +5:30) |
| Stadium: | Allianz Arena |
| Match Finished | |
𝗙𝗧: Bayern Munich 2 - 0 Barcelona |
| Bayern Munich | Lineup |
Bayern Munich XI: Neuer; Pavard, Upamecano, Lucas Hernández, Davies; Kimmich, Sabitzer; Sané, Musiala; Müller, Sadio Mané
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| Barcelona | Lineup |
Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Christensen, Marcos Alonso; Gavi, Busquets, Pedri; Dembélé, Raphinha, Lewandowski. | |
Two teams looking to continue their perfect start to the UEFA Champions League group stage will clash at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. 02:00 CEST. when Bayern Munich host Barcelona.
Bayern Munich won their Champions League group stage opener 2-0 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza against Internazionale. Leroy Sane scores the winning goal. They are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions (W6 D5 L0) ahead of the clash against Barcelona.
Barcelona won their opening Champions League group stage match, beating Viktoria Plzen 5-1 at home. Robert Lewandowski caught the eye with three goals. Going into Wednesday's match, they are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions (W7 D1 L0).
Barcelona and Bayern München are first and second in the group, each with three points. Elsewhere in the group, Internazionale sits third with zero points.
Viktoria Plzen is fourth with zero points. When the two teams last met in action, Bayern Munich won 3-0 in their Champions League group stage match at the Allianz Arena last season.
Thomas Muller scored the first goal for Bayern in the 34th minute. Leroy Sane and Jamal Musala also scored. Bayern München has beaten Barcelona of late with a win in three games in a row, since August 2020.
Bayern has beaten Barca 14-2 during their winning streak. With a hat-trick against Viktoria Plzen, Lewandowski is Barcelona's top scorer in the Champions League.
Sane led Bayern München in the Champions League scoring after scoring in their opener against Internazionale.
The hosts have scored in each of their last 16 matches in all competitions. They have scored in every game since their Champions League encounter with Villarreal in April.
Head To Head
Hosts Bayern München were unbeaten in five Champions League matches at home last season. Barcelona, meanwhile, has three wins, one draw, and two losses in their six European contests away from Spotify Camp Nou.
Bayern will be out to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 home matches (W7 D5 L0) in all competitions. The Spanish team currently finds themselves on a 16-away game unbeaten (W13 D3 L0).
In their last six matches in all competitions, Bayern Munich won three and drew three.
They scored 18 goals and conceded four in that time, scoring the first in four of six games. They scored nine goals in the first half, while their opponents scored two goals in the first 45 minutes.
Barcelona has won five and drawn one in their last six matches. They scored 20 goals and conceded two in that time, scoring the first in five of six games. They scored eight goals in the first half, while their opponents scored twice before half-time.
