Barcelona will come against Bayernat the Camp Nou in Barcelona inthe 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at 3:00PM (ET).Here, you will find the expected lineups of both teams that will appear inGroup EMatchday 1 of the Champions League.
This will be their 14th overall andjubilee 10thChampions League meeting. Interestingly, Bayern Munichare the firm favorites in head-to-head clashes, having celebrated a victory on six occasionsso far;Barcelona have grabbed a triumph twice to this day, and the remaining game hasended in a draw.
Their most recent matchwas played on September 14, 2018, when the Bavarians completely torpedoed the Blaugranaplayers with a final result of 8-2 at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, in the 2019/20 Champions League Quarter-Finals.It promises to be an even more exciting clashas they meet for the first timesince then, this time in the newUEFA Champions League2021-2022 campaign.
Barcelona probablelineup
Last week, Antoine Griezmann returned to Atletico Madrid from Barcelona, while the likes of Sergio Aguero (calf) and Ansu Fati (knee) remain sidelined. In addition, Martin Braithwaite had beenconfined to individual exercise on Saturday.
As a result, Depay and Philippe Coutinho may start either side of Luuk de Jong in the attacking third. When it comes to the right-back position, Oscar Mingueza or Sergi Roberto have a good chance of getting the nod if Jordi Alba recovers from his injury in time.
Barcelona possible starting XI:
Ter Stegen; Roberto, Araujo, Pique, Alba; Busquets, F. de Jong, Pedri; Depay, L. de Jong, Coutinho.
Bayern probable lineup
Bayern, on the other hand, have a very healthy squad for this match, with just Kingsley Coman and Corentin Tolisso missing out due to calf injuries. At the weekend, Serge Gnabry had to be substituted shortly before half-time, but Nagelsmann said that it was a precautionary move and is confident that the Germany internationalwill be cleared to play.
While Marcel Sabitzer made his Bayern debut as a substitute against his old club Leipzig, his task is to replacethe likes of Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, and Thomas Muller, who has six goals to his name against the La Liga giants.
Bayern possible starting XI:
Neuer; Pavard, Upamecano, Hernandez, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Sane, Muller, Musiala; Lewandowski.
