Today Barcelona hosts Bayern Munich in the framework of the third matchday of the Champions League, which has introduced a new format. The match will take place at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys at 4 PM Argentina time and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Disney+.
Both teams come into this match with one win and one loss each, so they will be seeking a victory to avoid falling behind in the standings. The probable lineups for this match are as follows:
Barcelona: Sczcesny, Koundé, Íñigo Martínez, Cubarsí, Balde, De Jong, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Rapinha, Lamine Yamal, and Lewandowski. Bayern Munich: Neuer, Guerreiro, Kim Min-Jae, Upamecano, Davies, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Musiala, Olise, Gnabry, and Kane.
The match can be watched in Argentina via Fox Sports and Disney+. Moreover, it will be available on digital platforms such as Flow, Directv Go, and Telecentro Play.
Regarding the new format of the Champions League, this edition sees substantial changes introduced by UEFA. Instead of 32 participants divided into eight groups of four, there will now be 36 teams competing in a league phase. They will all play against each other in eight different matches, half at home and half away.
At the end of this phase, all teams will be placed in a single overall table, where the top eight will advance directly to the Round of 16. Teams ranked ninth through twenty-fourth will compete in a playoff round (home and away) to determine the last eight teams that will continue in the competition.
Meanwhile, teams that finish in 25th place or lower will be eliminated with no possibility of participating in the Europa League.
