{"id":237405,"date":"2024-10-23T07:06:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/barca-plot-bayern-downfall-in-champions-league-blockbuster\/"},"modified":"2024-10-23T07:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:06:19","slug":"barca-plot-bayern-downfall-in-champions-league-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/23\/barca-plot-bayern-downfall-in-champions-league-blockbuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Barca plot Bayern downfall in Champions League blockbuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0In one of the standout games on match day three of the Champi\u00adons League, five-time winners, Barcelona, will host six-time champions, Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>With both teams on three points after two games, another defeat here could put either side in danger of dropping out of the top 24.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaiantimes.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Robert-Lewandowski-Barcelona-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\u2022 Robert&#10;Lewandowski-&#10;Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-175882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghanaiantimes.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Robert-Lewandowski-Barcelona-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ghanaiantimes.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Robert-Lewandowski-Barcelona-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ghanaiantimes.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Robert-Lewandowski-Barcelona-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ghanaiantimes.com.gh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Robert-Lewandowski-Barcelona.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u2022 Robert Lewandowski-Barcelona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Barcelona returned to form in some style on match day two though, thrashing Young Boys 5-0; the perfect prepara\u00adtion for the visit of the German heavyweights, Hansi Flick, and top scorer, Robert Lewand\u00adowski\u2019s for\u00admer em\u00adployers.<\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona boss has now won 17 of his 20 matches in the Champions League, the best win ratio of any manager in its history, and also the most wins any coach has managed in their opening 20 games in the compe\u00adtition.<\/p>\n<p>However, Barcelona\u2019s histo\u00adry against Bayern is extremely ominous ahead of this encounter, as the Catalans have only ever won twice in 15 previous meetings.<\/p>\n<p>The last six encoun\u00adters have all gone in Bayern\u2019s favour, in\u00adcluding that aston\u00adishing 8-2 victory in 2020, while the Bavarians have also won four in succession since then without conceding.<\/p>\n<p>Another defeat here would see Barcelona match their club-re\u00adcord longest losing streak against a single opponent, an unwanted feat that dates back to the early 1960s against an all-conquering Real Madrid outfit.<\/p>\n<p>With 10 wins over Barcelona in the Champions League, Bay\u00adern could equal the record for the most wins any team has managed against a single opponent in the competi\u00adtion, and become the first team to win seven straight games against a team since Real Madrid did so against Ajax throughout the 2010s.<\/p>\n<p>Vin\u00adcent Kompa\u00adny will be hoping his side can respond after a disappointing defeat away to Aston Villa on match day two, when Jhon Duran capitalised on Manuel Neuer going walkabouts to net an impressive late winner.<\/p>\n<p>That result ended Bayern\u2019s 41- game unbeaten run in this stage of the Champions League, and it also means they could lose three straight away games in Europe for the first time in their histo\u00adry, after also falling to defeat dramatically at Real Madrid in last season\u2019s semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Flick is set to keep faith with Inaki Pena in the Barce\u00adlona goal, despite the recent signing of Wojciech Szczesny, both for this game and the upcoming El Clasico, with Marc-Andre ter Stegen out for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Barce\u00adlona were able to welcome Dani Olmo and Gavi back to the match day squad after injury at the week\u00adend, with the latter getting a brief cameo in the final few min\u00adutes.<em>\u2014 Sportsmole<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0In one of the standout games on match day three of the Champi\u00adons League, five-time winners, Barcelona, will host six-time champions, Bayern Munich. 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