Bayern Munich vs Barcelona prediction, odds and preview

On Tuesday night, Bayern Munich will play Barcelona in Group C of the Champions League, pitting two of the biggest clubs in European football against one another.

Last Wednesday, Bayern opened their section with a 2-0 victory against Inter Milan, while Barcelona won their opening match of the 2022–23 season, 5-1 over Viktoria Plzen, at Camp Nou.

Villarreal unexpectedly knocked Bayern out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals of the previous season, but they have won this competition six times overall, with their most recent title coming in 2019–20 when they defeated Paris Saint–Germain 1-0.

The defending Bundesliga champions are expected to contend for the title once more this season, and they got off to a great start in Group C last week by defeating Inter 2-0. Leroy Sane scored the game’s first goal, but Danilo D’Ambrosio’s own goal sealed the triumph for the visitors.

Bayern hasn’t truly won a Bundesliga game since August 21; instead, they’ve drawn their last three contests with Borussia Monchengladbach, Union Berlin, and Stuttgart.

Barcelona was eliminated from the Champions League group stages last season for just the fourth time in club history, and it turned out to be their first elimination since the 2000–21 campaign.

There is no escaping the fact that 2021–22 was a challenging season for the Catalan giants, but a good summer transfer window has helped this campaign get off to a strong start.

Robert Lewandowski scored three goals in Xavi’s team’s 5-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in their Champions League debut last week. The Poland international will now face the team that he left during the summer after 344 goals in 375 games.