Our prediction for this Champions League match:
All eyes will be on Camp Nou when Barcelona and Bayern Munchen face each other in the Group E derby. Barca head into the match with a severely-weakened squad, and seeing that Leo Messi left the club in the summer transfer window, home win should not be considered. All Aguero, Alba, Braithwaite, Dembele, Dest, Fati, Pique, Roberto, and Wague are out of contention with injuries.
The Bavarians, on the other hand, are high on spirits ahead of the trip to Catalonia as they outplayed Leipzig 4-1 in the Bundesliga derby at the weekend. Since Julian Nagelsmann can count on key players for Tuesday’s derby, we are tempted to put our money on Robert Lewandowski and Co. In their last meeting in the elite competition Bayern Munchen hammered Barcelona 8-2. The Polish attacker should be fir for the match, while Serge Gnabry is a major doubt after limping off with injury in the Red Bull Arena showdown.
Highlighted Player (Memphis Depay):
Memphis Depay is a Dutch winger who started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven. During the 2014/2015 Eredivisie campaign the pacey footballer was on Manchester United’s radar and on June 12, 2015 the Premier League club confirmed the signing of the Dutchman. Many people expected that he would impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League season, but the former PSV ace played below expectations for the Red Devils, scoring only two goals (one assist) during the season.
After playing only for league games for Man Utd in the 2016/2017 season, Memphis Depay was sold to Olympique Lyon on January 20, 2017. Depay signed a four-and-a-half year deal with les Gones for a fee of around £16 million. The Dutch winger was producing fine performances for Lyon in the 2016/2017 season; he scored five goals for the club, while providing eight assists for his teammates.
Memphis Depay made his senior debut for Netherlands on October 15, 2013 in a 2-0 win over Turkey. Depay did well to win the 2011 European Championship with Netherlands U17 team.
Highlighted Team (Bayern Munich):
Over the years Bayern Munich have established themselves as one of the most successful European clubs. The Stern des Sudens (Star of the South) are the dominant force in German football and it has to be noted that the Bavarians clinched their 26th Bundesliga title in 2016. Bayern Munich have won 18 German Cup trophies, while winning the Champions League (European Cup) five times.
The German giants clinched the Intercontinental Cup in 1976 and 2001, while lifting the FIFA Club World Cup trophy in 2013. Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by eleven football players and their leader was Franz John. The Bavarians host their rivals at Allianz Arena (75,000), the stadium that was built in 2005.
Fellow Bavarian sides TSV 1860 Munchen 1860 and Nurnberg are regarded as Bayern Munich’s fiercest rivals, but the rivalry between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern is big as well. The likes of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Franz Beckenbauer, Lothar Matthaus, Oliver Kahn, Gerd Muller and Giovane Elber are famous footballers who played for Bayern Munich in the past.