Barcelona have had a rough ride in the Champions League this season and face elimination from the competition on Wednesday. The Blaugrana have to beat Bayern Munich and hope that Viktoria Plzen can get something against Inter Milan.
Barca need a big performance from Robert Lewandowski, who failed to score against his former team in the reverse fixture. Can he get multiple goals? Bookmaker 10bet has the odds at 4.50 for him to score at least twice and the odds are at 16.00 for a Lewandowski hat trick.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: October 25th, 10:00 A.M. (EST)
Barcelona managed to register just one point in head-to-head fixtures against Inter and that gives the Italian giants the edge if the two teams end up finishing on the same amount of points in Group C. The fifth round of fixtures starts with Inter holding a three-point advantage.
Lewandowski’s late brace in a 3-3 draw with Inter has kept Barca’s hopes alive and he now has another chance to play a superhero. The Polish star was neutralized by Bayern in the first game, but Lewandowski’s season in general has been outstanding. Across 15 games in all competitions, he’s finished without a goal just five times.
The former Bayern man boasts 17 goals in total for the season and has also recorded four assists. With him in such great form, it would be a big shock to see Barcelona drop out of the Champions League at the group stage phase for the second year in a row.
Bayern had a tough spell last month, which included the team going four league games without a win, but they have since then exploded for five wins and 23 goals in six games. It seems like Lewandowski isn’t missed much in Munich after all.
The German champions have a new set of stars stepping on to the stage with Jamal Musiala leading the way. The 19-year-old phenom has tallied nine goals and eight assists in 16 outings this season. As a former Barcelona fan, this is a very special match-up for Musiala, and he could have something to prove as well after Barca’s Gavi won the 2022 Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’Or ceremony last week while Musiala only finished third in the voting for the best performing player under the age of 21.
Musiala and Bayen have a great record to defend in the head-to-head meetings against Barcelona. Their 2-0 triumph on Sept. 13 marked the 10th victory they have had in 14 clashes against the 26-time Spanish champions. Barca are looking for only their third victory in the match-up.
