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Barcelona and Bayern Munich Announce Starting Line-ups for Champions League Clash

Kate Burt
Kate Burt

Barcelona and Bayern Munich have unveiled their starting line-ups for the third round match of the Champions League group stage.

Barcelona's starting eleven: Peña, Cubarsi, Balde, Martinez, Kounde, Casado, Fermin, Pedri, Raphinha, Yamal, Lewandowski.

Substitutes: Szczęsny, Kochan, Gavi, Fati, Torre, Victor, Olmo, De Jong, Fort, Martin, Dominguez.

Bayern Munich's starting line-up: Neuer, Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, Davies, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Palhinha, Olise, Gnabry, Müller, Kane.

Substitutes: Peretz, Ulreich, Goretzka, Sané, Coman, Dier, Ibrahimović, Laimer, Tel, Musiala, Aznu.

The match is set to take place at the Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys in Barcelona.

In their opening match, the Catalans were defeated away by Monaco (1-2), but they rebounded in their next game with a resounding 5-0 victory over Young Boys.

Bayern Munich, on the other hand, began their Champions League campaign with a crushing 9-2 win over Dinamo Zagreb. However, Vincent Kompany’s side fell to a narrow 0-1 defeat away to Aston Villa in their second fixture.