CL Round 3: Barca - Bayern

[FC B]

If Pena starts it would take a miracle not to lose this one.

 

[KingLeo10]

Pena will start and we're probably going to get hammered based off that.

 

[Skalman]

Pena...yeah, Kane goal record incoming

 

[ZenI]

Olise and Musiala will cook Pena 🤦‍♂️

 

[Donauwelle]

Pavlović won't play for Bayern, he's injured.

Musiala doubtful, but I think he'll play.

Pavlović is a great player, on crazy form so far this season. Would be a constant danger for sure. Good for us that he's out.

If Musiala does not start Müller will start and Musiala will come in later. Or vice versa. Or both at the same time.

 

[Rassvet]

Recent history suggests Bayern will fuck Barca here, but this is the first time since 08/09 when Barca has the better coach.

Would go for a narrow Barca win if at close to full strength, but think Flick will have to settle for a draw due to the injuries.

 

[wisconsincule]

All afternoon meetings cleared and calendar blocked.

Excited for this one.

 

[Joan]

Recent history suggests Bayern will fuck Barca here, but this is the first time since 08/09 when Barca has the better coach.

Would go for a narrow Barca win if at close to full strength, but think Flick will have to settle for a draw due to the injuries.

EV didn’t face Bayern?

 

[Barcaman]

Hansi Flick: "The players returning will be ready for next matches."

 

[BJJ]

Hopefully this is the match where we exorcise our demons, once and for all.
I remember Madrid back in the nineties and early 2000s saw Bayern as the black beast and were intimidated by them. That situation has since changed.

 

[BJJ]

Are Bayern fans optimistic about their chances?

 

[Devils]

Bayern should be the ones concerned about us, not vice versa.

If we press them like we did Sevilla today, we will smash them.

That said, Pena is always a risk. I don't know why Flick is putting blind faith in him like this.

 

[Porque]

Beat the offside trap, get a free goal as a prize.

That will be the issue with Pena. It seems if anyone manages to shoot at him, it is a goal.

 

[Loki]

Are Bayern fans optimistic about their chances?

So-so. I read the biggest german forum and most opinions are they're impressed by our season's start and fear our attack, but they see the defense as a weakness. No groundbreaking opinion of course. Most of them think they can still win against us, although they're less optimistic than before the last duels.
The statistics are horrible against Bayern. We won only 2 out of 13 games in the CL against them, lost 10. Time to start turning this shameful statistic around.

 

[draconifire]

I have stopped being confident in CL matches. Heck, I would say even pessimistic.

So let's see how we do in this match. There are a lot of variables before the match starts to be optimistic.

In the Osasuna game, we crumbled playing that high line and I hope we don't this game, if Bayern gets there.