UEFA Champions League Prediction: Barcelona – Bayern Munich (23-10-2024)

The UEFA Champions League has played two rounds, and the third round starts on 22 October after the international break. With the format change, there will be no shortage of intriguing matches – Real Madrid vs. Borussia, Atletico Madrid vs. Lille, and RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool.

However, we will examine potentially the most exciting match of the round: Barcelona vs. Bayern on 23 October.

Bayern Munich opened the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season with an impressive 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb. However, it was not a victory that could be enjoyed for long, as they lost 0-1 away to Aston Villa on 2 October.

The last three games must have caused some anxiety, as the team didn’t seem so dominant when facing higher-level opponents – 1-1 at home against Bayer Leverkusen, 0-1 away against Aston Villa, and 3-3 away against Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Barcelona is in great form this season. The level of the EURO 2024 champions seems to have moved to Barca, and the season started with five wins in La Liga, beating Valladolid 7-0 and Girona 4-1.

However, Barcelona lost 1-2 away to AS Monaco in the first UEFA Champions League match, immediately followed by a 5-1 win over Villarreal. The last two matches were 5-0 wins against Young Boys and 3-0 against Alaves.

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It should be noted that Barca not only scores many goals but also defends solidly. No goals have been conceded in four matches, while the opponents have scored once in five matches.

In 11 games this season, opponents have scored 2 or more goals twice – AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League, where Barca was red-carded, and Osasuna, where they lost 2-4.

Barcelona lost Marc-Andre ter Stegen to injury. For some time, it was unclear who would defend Barca’s goal, but they managed to attract Wojciech Szczesny from Poland, who had already announced the end of his career.

Now getting back into shape, the goalkeeper should already be playing against Bayern. To summarize this match, while both teams have talent in attack, they are also good defenders.

Bayern’s play against higher-level teams is a cause for concern, and we expect no more than one goal from the visitors in Barcelona – it would not be surprising to see a particularly low-scoring match.

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