On the second day of the 3rd matchday of the Champions League, the derby stands out between Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the Olympic Stadium of Barcelona, in a match of special conditions.
Not only because the home side haven’t managed to keep their heads down against the Bavarians since 2015; having lost the last 6 games between thembut also because the Bayern she will find in front of her the most successful coach she has had in the last decade.
The reason for him Hansie Flickwho as coach of the Munich team won the Champions League in 2020, having previously eliminated his current team in the quarter-finals with the unforgettable victory 8-2!
Now the German coach has created a very good one Barcelonawho play nice football and are first in La Liga. In the top club competition they have one win and one loss and the match against the Bavarians is a good crash test for the Catalans, for whom the Olmo and Gavi.
The same harvest has Bayern (3 points), who wants to put behind the defeat by Aston Villa and extend her streak against Barcelona.
Apart from the match in Barcelona, the evening has other interesting matches, with the Benfica and him Vangelis Pavlidis to welcome her Feyenoord of In Beom Hwangwhile at the same time Atletico Madrid host Lille and Leipzig host Liverpool.
Manchester City and Inter are firm favorites against Sparta Prague and Young Boys, while Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb are looking for their first win in the competition. Earlier, Atalanta host Celtic and the surprise so far of the Champions League, Brest, Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen.
The schedule for the 3rd matchday:
Tuesday 22/10:
Milan-Club Brugge 3-1
Monaco-Red Star 5-1
Arsenal-Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0
Aston Villa-Bologna 2-0
Juventus-Stuttgart 0-1
Paris Saint Germain-Eindhoven 1-1
Real Madrid-Dortmund 5-0
Sturm Graz-Sporting Lisbon 0-2
Girona-Slovan Bratislava 2-0
Wednesday 23/10
Atalanta-Celtic (19.45)
Brest-Leverkusen (19.45)
Atletico Madrid-Lille (22.00)
Young Boys-Inter (22.00)
Leipzig-Liverpool (22.00)
Manchester City-Sparta Prague (22.00)
Barcelona-Bayern Munich (22.00)
Benfica-Feyenoord (22.00)
Salzburg-Dinamo Zagreb (22.00)
Champions League standings
?? Champions League – Current Table:
1? ???????????? Aston Villa – 9 pts
2? ???? AS Monaco – 7 pts
3? ???? Sporting CP – 7 pts
4? ???????????? Arsenal – 7 pts
5? ???? Dortmund – 6 pts
6? ???? Stade Brestois – 6 pts
7? ???? Benfica – 6 pts
8? ???? Leverkusen – 6 pts pic.twitter.com/fhg66gbG42— Football Rankings (@FootRankings) October 22, 2024
Source: Sport Fm
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