wednesday's UEFA Champions League matchup between Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona is one between two of the top squads in the world, but all of the narrative is about the coach. For the first time since taking over in Bavaria, Pep will coach his new team in a competitive match against his old team.
The two sides enter this match as the top teams in their respective leagues. Bayern Munich have already clinched a Bundesliga title, while Barcelona sit on top of La Liga. They're ahead of Real Madrid by two points, but Los Merengues have the tiebreaker, so they could lose the title with a draw in any of their remaining games. In this competition, the two sides have been just about equally dominant, bulldozing their way to this stage without much trouble.
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These teams are in very different situations when it comes to injuries. Barcelona are only missing one player, defender Jeremy Mathieu, but Thomas Vermaelen is fit and ready to take his place in the 18-man squad. Bayern Munich are missing a huge chunk of their team, including some of their top players. Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and David Alaba are the biggest names missing. Javi Martinez isn't fit to start yet either, while Sebastian Rode and Holger Badstuber are also out. Expect Robert Lewandowski to play with a mask despite suffering a concussion and a broken jaw one week ago.
Match date/time: Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. local
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
TV: FOX Sports 1 (U.S. - English), FOX Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), Sky Sports 1 (U.K.), Sportsnet regional (Canada), C+ (Spain), Sky Sport 1 (Germany)
Online: In the U.S., the easiest option for most viewers will be FOX Sports Go. That's free if you have a TV subscription to FOX Sports 1. If that isn't an option for you, there's also FOX Soccer 2 Go, a paid service that requires no TV subscription. Unfortunately, this game is not on Watch ESPN.
U.K.: Sky Go
Canada: Sportsnet World Now
Germany: Sky Go Deutschland
Spain: Movistar
For listings from other countries, check out Live Soccer TV.
(source: http://sbnation.com)
The two sides enter this match as the top teams in their respective leagues. Bayern Munich have already clinched a Bundesliga title, while Barcelona sit on top of La Liga. They're ahead of Real Madrid by two points, but Los Merengues have the tiebreaker, so they could lose the title with a draw in any of their remaining games. In this competition, the two sides have been just about equally dominant, bulldozing their way to this stage without much trouble.
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(source: youtube.com )
These teams are in very different situations when it comes to injuries. Barcelona are only missing one player, defender Jeremy Mathieu, but Thomas Vermaelen is fit and ready to take his place in the 18-man squad. Bayern Munich are missing a huge chunk of their team, including some of their top players. Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and David Alaba are the biggest names missing. Javi Martinez isn't fit to start yet either, while Sebastian Rode and Holger Badstuber are also out. Expect Robert Lewandowski to play with a mask despite suffering a concussion and a broken jaw one week ago.
Match date/time: Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. local
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
TV: FOX Sports 1 (U.S. - English), FOX Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), Sky Sports 1 (U.K.), Sportsnet regional (Canada), C+ (Spain), Sky Sport 1 (Germany)
Online: In the U.S., the easiest option for most viewers will be FOX Sports Go. That's free if you have a TV subscription to FOX Sports 1. If that isn't an option for you, there's also FOX Soccer 2 Go, a paid service that requires no TV subscription. Unfortunately, this game is not on Watch ESPN.
U.K.: Sky Go
Canada: Sportsnet World Now
Germany: Sky Go Deutschland
Spain: Movistar
For listings from other countries, check out Live Soccer TV.
(source: http://sbnation.com)