A UEFA Champions League heavyweight bout is on the cards when Bayern Munich takes on Barcelona at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.
Bayern is fresh off a 4–0 thumping of VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga as Harry Kane scored his third hat trick of the season. Kingsley Coman's late strike helped seal the three points for Vincent Kompany's team that sits atop the German top flight, only ahead of RB Leipzig on goal difference with 17 points.
Kompany's side came up short in its last European outing at Aston Villa, falling 1–0 in a dull performance at Villa Park after the emphatic 9–2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the first Champions League matchday of the season. Bayern will look to right the ship and get back to winning ways in Europe but faces a tough task of taking down former head coach Hansi Flick's Barcelona, who've scored 39 goals in all competitions—the most in Europe and two ahead of Bayern's 37 goals.
The young Jamal Musiala returned to training on Monday and could feature off the bench while Aleksandar Pavlović suffered a broken collarbone in the win over Stuttgart and was forced off at the eight-minute mark. Josip Stanišić and Hiroki Itō are both close to returning from their respective foot and knee injuries but won't take part against Barcelona.
Here's how the Bundesliga giant could take the pitch against Barcelona.
