An in-form Barcelona side travels to Germany for a marquee Champions League meeting with Bayern Munich in Group C, otherwise considered this season’s Group of Death.
Bayern downed Inter Milan on the road last week, while the Blaugrana topped Viktoria Plzen, meaning these two teams are primed to challenge for the top spots in the group.
Robert Lewandowski returns to his former stomping grounds at the Allianz Arena, where he spent eight seasons. The Polish international forced his way out of Bayern this past summer for a move to Barcelona, making for a contentious end to his wildly successful tenure at the club.
Barcelona are in spectacular domestic form, with just a scoreless draw to start the year as the only blemish. Bayern, meanwhile have drawn three straight Bundesliga matches, posing plenty of questions prior to one of their biggest early season tests.
The Sporting News will be following the Bayern-Barcelona match live and providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
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Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Bayern Munich | — | — | — |
| Barcelona | — | — | — |
Goals:
None
Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona live updates, highlights
2 hours to kickoff: Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic asked fans not to boo Lewandowski, as he “won everything with us,” but it will be interesting to see if the Bavarian faithful feel similarly loyal to a player who barged his way out of the club.
Either way, the 34-year-old is a Barcelona player now, and he’s off to a flying start, bagging a hat-trick in his Champions League debut for the club against Viktoria Plzen last week.
𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑳𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒔𝒌𝒊 ⚽️⚽️⚽️#UCL | @lewy_official pic.twitter.com/S5cpe1QQng
— Liga de Campeones (@LigadeCampeones) September 11, 2022
Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona lineups, team news
Striker Sadio Mane was rested against Stuttgart, coming off the bench for a nine-minute cameo at the end of the disappointing draw. The defensive pairing of Matthijs de Ligt and Dayot Upamecano has struggled at times to start the year, and it’s possible that Lucas Hernandez returns to a starting role against Barcelona, while Benjamin Pavard and Marcel Sabitzer could also find a way back in.
Bayern Munich projected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer (GK) — Davies, Hernandez, Upamecano, Mazraoui — Sabitzer, Kimmich — Gnabry, Muller, Sane — Mane.
Bayern Munich subs (9): (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)
Xavi has so many options on this incredibly deep roster that picking a likely lineup each match is difficult, but it figures to look similarly to the previous Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen. New defensive signings Hector Bellerin and Marcos Alonso also made their debuts over the weekend against Cadiz and could see game action in the Champions League as well.
Barcelona projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Ter Stegen (GK) — Balde, Garcia, Christensen, Bellerin — Pedri, Busquets, Gavi — Dembele, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Barcelona subs (9): (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)
Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona TV channel, live stream
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| Australia | Wed, Sept. 14 | 05:00 AEST | — | Stan Sport |
| Canada | Tues, Sept. 13 | 15:00 ET | — | DAZN |
| Hong Kong | Wed, Sept. 14 | 03:00 HKST | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
| India | Wed, Sept. 14 | 00:30 IST | Sony Ten 2 | Sony Liv, JioTV |
| Malaysia | Wed, Sept. 14 | 03:00 MT | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
| New Zealand | Wed, Sept. 14 | 07:00 NZST | — | Spark Sport |
| Singapore | Wed, Sept. 14 | 03:00 SST | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect, StarHub TV+ |
| UK | Tues, Sept. 13 | 20:00 BST | BT Sport 4 | BT Sport site & app |
| USA | Tues, Sept. 13 | 15:00 ET | Univision, TUDN | fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX+ |
UK: The Champions League group stage match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona will be televised on BT Sport 4, and can be streamed on both the BT Sport app and website.
USA: In the United States, the Group C match will be televised on Spanish language channels Univision and TUDN, which are available to stream via fuboTV. Additionally, the match will be streamed in English on CBS’s subscription-based platform Paramount+ and on the Univision Spanish-language streaming service ViX+.
Canada: Every Champions League match all season long is streamed via DAZN.
Australia: Every Champions League match all season long is streamed via Stan Sport.
Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona betting odds, picks & prediction
Odds via Caesars (USA), Sports Interaction (Canada), & SkyBet (UK).
Just based purely on form, these lines don’t quite make sense. Since a season-opening scoreless draw in La Liga play, Barcelona have pummeled everyone in their path, while Bayern Munich have struggled in the Bundesliga.
And although Bayern’s attack is one of the world’s best, it hasn’t been able to make up for the deficiencies seen at the back, where Bayern are struggling defensively.
Backing Barcelona to win outright at the given odds jumps off the board as they look to snatch control of a brutal Group C that’s up for grabs.
- Pick: Barcelona moneyline (+310 at Caesars)
- Prediction: Bayern Munich 1-3 Barcelona
| Caesars | Sports Interaction |
SkyBet | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich win | -135 | 1.74 | 3/4 |
| Draw | +325 | 4.30 | 16/5 |
| Barcelona win | +310 | 3.68 | 3/1 |
| Both teams to score Y / N |
-230 / +175 | 1.37 / 2.65 | 4/11, 2/1 |
| Over / Under 3.5 goals |
-105 / -125 | 1.91 / 1.83 | 10/11, 4/5 |
| Bayern Munich -0.5 | -140 | 1.75 | — |
| Barcelona +0.5 | +110 | 2.05 | — |
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