BAYERN SUBS: Omar Ricards, Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman, Eric Choupo-Moting, Michael Cuisance, Marcel Sabitzer, Bouna Sarr, Lucas Hernandez, Marc Roca, Tanguy Kouassi, Sven Ulreich, Josip Stanisic.
BAYERN (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano, Niklas Sule, Alphonso Davies; Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich; Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Jamal Musiala; Robert Lewandowski.
BARCELONA SUBS: Sergino Dest, Riqui Puig, Yusuf Demir, Neto, Philippe Coutinho, Clement Lenglet, Oscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Inaki Pena, Nicolas Gonzalez, Pablo Gaviria, Alejandro Balde.
BARCELONA (3-1-4-2): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique, Eric Garcia; Sergio Busquets; Sergi Roberto, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Jordi Alba; Memphis Depay, Luuk de Jong.
Bayern were outstanding in their run to the Champions League crown in beating Barcelona two years ago, but were knocked in the quarter-finals last season. Julian Nagelsmann will be pressing for a strong start to his reign at Bayern in the competition, and taking the scalp of Barca will be a major achievement first up. The Bundesliga champions have been dominant in their form of late, reeling off a five-game winning streak, which included a 4-1 hammering of RB Leipzig on the road last time out. Nagelsmann and his team will be ready for the challenge at Camp Nou.
Barcelona embark on their first Champions League campaign since 2003/04 season without Lionel Messi. The Catalan club have been handed a tough start against a Bayern outfit that crushed them 8-2 in their last contest in the Champions League quarter-finals in the 2019/20 season. Ronald Koeman and his team have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season without Messi, overcoming Getafe in their last outing at the weekend. However, Barca will have to raise the standard tonight against the German champions.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the Champions League Group E clash between Barcelona and Bayern Munich at Camp Nou.
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