Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Sparkles will be flying when Barcelona and Bayern Munich lock horns in the Champions League derby on Wednesday evening. Barca made a promising start to the new La Liga campaign and they will continue relying on attacking trio Yamal – Lewandowski – Raphihna. The good news for the hosts is that all Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, and Dani Olmo have recovered from their respective injuries.
The Bavarians, on the other hand, have been producing fine performances ever since Vincent Kompany took over the reins and given their attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. The likes of Musiala, Pavlovic, Stanisic, and Boey are out of contention with injuries for the away team, while talented forward Mathys Tel is a major doubt. Harry Kane should keep his place up front as a lone centre-forward after scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 crushing of Stuttgart.
Highlighted Player (Harry Kane):
Widely regarded as one of England’s best strikers at the moment, Harry Kane enjoyed a meteoric rise at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring 21 Premier League goals during the 2014/2015 campaign to be voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
The highly rated striker went on to surpass that achievement the following season as he helped Tottenham Hotspur mount a serious title challenge for the first time in club’s recent history and he made seamless transition to international football. Kane scored four goals in his first ten appearances for England to prove he was here to stay and at the same time established himself as a first choice striker in Roy Hodgson’s squad ahead of the Euro 2016 finals.
Kane is a modern striker, who is extremely dangerous in the opposition box, but it was some outstanding goals from distance as well as link-up play with teammates that earned him an excellent reputation in world football. Kane is expected to lead both Tottenham and England in years to come, that is if he can resist the lure of top European clubs that continue to cast admiring glances his way.
Highlighted Team (Barcelona):
Barcelona is a Spanish football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Barca were founded in 1899 and they are regarded as one of the greatest clubs in world football. The Catalan giants won their 24th La Liga title in 2016, with Luis Suarez winning “El Pichichi” award. Barcelona have won five European Cup trophies and a number of top-class players were part of the team in the past.
The likes of Hristo Stoichkov, Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona and Pep Guardiola are some of many players that played for Barca in the past, but, no doubt, Leo Messi has established himself as the club’s trademark. Barcelona welcome their rivals at Camp Nou, the stadium that was built in 1957.
Barcelona’s local rivals are Espanyol, but the rivalry between Barca and Real Madrid is much bigger. The two La Liga giants face each other in “El Clasico”, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world football. Barca are famous for their football youth school La Masia as well.