Two European heavyweights get in the ring on Wednesday when Barcelona hosts Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Barcelona is looking to beat Bayern Munich for the first time in almost a decade when two of the most decorated teams in European history clash once more on the Champions League stage on Wednesday. Die Roten has won its last six meetings against Barca by an astounding aggregate score of 22-4, but a recent shift in the tide could signal a stop to the rot for the Catalans. Hansi Flick was in charge of Bayern for just one of those eight meetings but arguably the most significant of the lot – though he now finds himself on the other side of the fence hoping to return the favor.
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The statistical advantage is very much in Bayern’s corner in this head-to-head given the Germans have won 11 of their 15 competitive meetings with Barcelona to date and lost just two of those.
However, perhaps none other will stick so vividly in the minds of Bayern’s fanbase than the 8-2 humbling of Aug. 2020, a time when Flick was very much in his pomp at the Allianz Arena.
Two goals in the opening seven minutes set the tone for a classic encounter between the two titans, but few could have predicted the onslaught that would follow:
Bayern has since won four in a row against Barca without conceding another goal, but the Catalans are purring with Flick now in charge and lead La Liga having lost just one domestic game this season.
Vincent Kompany’s side haven’t been quite as resolute, though they too lead their domestic league after winning five games and drawing twice in the Bundesliga to date.
Bayern’s only loss to date came in the Champions League away to Aston Villa, in fact, and one can bet the Estadi OlÃmpic LluÃs Companys will make for an even more intimidating setting this week.
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