23.10.2024 | 
In the most anticipated game of the third matchday in the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona is hosting Bayern Munich. There is a huge football rivalry between these two teams and it will be interesting to see their first matchup with new managers on the bench.
Barcelona and Bayern Munich meet on 23.10.2024, in a clash between two past UEFA Champions League winners. The game takes place at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona.
| Barcelona | Wednesday, 23.10.2024, 15:00 EST | Bayern Munich |
| 1 | x | 2 |
| 2,38 | 3,95 | 2,75 |
Barcelona – Bayern Munich: Initial situation
Both teams have a great season and hope not just to regain the titles in their domestic league but also to attack the throne in the elite competition. Barcelona is a slight favorite given the home-field advantage, but it’s been a while since they won against Bayern Munich.
Barcelona Stats & Form
Barcelona is going into the third matchday with four points by its name. They were stunned in the season opener losing 2-1 in Monaco but were able to bounce back with a 5-0 win over Young Boys. In La Liga, the Catalans are quite confident on top with a three-point advantage over Real Madrid. They have only one loss in ten games against Osasuna and are coming off a 5-1 win against Sevilla. Robert Lewandowski has a fantastic season leading the way with 12 goals in La Liga and 2 in the Champions League while the young sensation Lamine Yamal has 4 goals and 6 assists in the domestic league and one goal in the elite competition.
Bayern Munich Stats & Form
Bayern Munich lost the title in the Bundesliga for the first time in a decade and is determined to win it back this year. They have a great team that will be competitive in the Champions League as well, even though they lost 1-0 in their last game against Aston Villa. Now they have four points in the standings as they beat Dinamo Zagreb by an impressive 9-2 in the opening matchday. Bayern is tied for the top spot in the Bundesliga with 5 wins in 7 games. After being winless in three consecutive games, the Bavarians won 4-0 against Stuttgart this weekend. Harry Kane is the best player on the team with a total of 12 goals this season.
Barcelona – Bayern Munich: Head to Head
Barcelona and Bayern Munich have played each other 17 times before. The Germans won 12 of those matches, the Spaniards three and two games ended in a tie. Bayern Munich is currently on a six-game winning streak in head-to-head matchups and the last one came in 2022 when the Bavarians won 3-0 on the road, which was the fourth straight game to keep a clean sheet against Barcelona. The last time the Catalans won was back in the 2015 Champions League semifinal, when Barcelona won 3-0 at home, eliminating Bayern who won only 2-0 in the first leg. It is worth mentioning Bayern’s 8-2 win at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon in the quarterfinal of the 2020 Champions League season.
Barcelona – Bayern Munich: Odds
Both teams are given pretty close odds to win this game with Barcelona being at 2,38 and Bayern Munich at 2,78 while the draw is at 3,95. The total goal line is set at 3.5 with 1,92 for over and 1,94 for under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Barcelona – Bayern Munich Betting Tip | Odds |
| Under 3,5 goals | 1,94 |
| Under 2,5 goals | 3,20 |
| Draw | 3,95 |
Betting tip and prediction: Barcelona – Bayern Munich (23.10.2024)
All the eyes of the football world will be on Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, where Barcelona and Bayern Munich will face each other for the first time in two years. Both teams are in the elite in the world of football, but if we look at their previous head-to-head games, it is clear that Bayern Munich is on another level. Both teams have new head coaches, as Hansi Flick took over the Catalans and Vincent Kompany the Bavarians. Flick will be under the spotlight since he spent five seasons as a player in Munich and coached Bayern from 2019 to 2021, winning the Bundesliga twice, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2020. Barcelona hopes that Flick is the man who will stop their losing streak against Bayern, which is already embarrassing. The Catalans have not beaten the Bavarians in almost ten years, and this may be the game to finally do it. Barcelona has four points so far in the season, as many as Bayern. They are coming into this one after a fantastic performance in a 5-1 win over Sevilla, and Bayern was equally dominant in a 4-0 win over Stuttgart. There is no doubt that both teams are on top of their form, but at the same time, there are plenty of injuries on both sides. Flick will not count on striker Ferran Torres, midfielder Marc Bernal, and defender Andreas Christensen. On the other side, Kompany will set up his lineup without including Jamal Musiala, Sacha Boey, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and Mathys Tel. Regardless of who steps in on the pitch, both teams need to be aggressive since they already lost a game in the competition. Robert Lewandowski will have an extra motive against his former team where he became a superstar. However, scoring will not come as easy as usual, so we go with under 3.5 goals in total.