FC Barcelona host Bayern Munich this Wednesday for the third ;egrave;me dayné of the Champions League. Follow the match live. Barcelona 1: 1 Bayern Munich Live Barcelona's opening goal ultimately didn't really put the Catalans on the right track. Since then, the Germans have taken control of the ball and are creating the biggest situations for themselves. THE FLAG DOESN'T RISE! Kane equalizes just after his goal was disallowed after a textbook move and a majestic finish. The German international is off-center but that's not a problem for him. He takes his chance with one touch but Pena is in the way. The former Tottenham player is definitely very present in these first minutes of Barcelona – Bayern Munich and is very often successful at to impose themselves in the aerial game. Martinez was waiting for his goalkeeper to intervene but Pena had not come out. Finally the Spanish defender passed to his goalkeeper who clears far in front. Since the start of this Barcelona – Bayern Munich, the two defenses have not hesitated to play very high. It is a risk that has notably allowed Raphinha to shine from the first minute of play. The slow motion of the disallowed goal is terrible for Kane who is offside by a shoe size. Finally Harry Kane's goal is disallowed for an illegal position. The Barcelona fans let their joy explode. WHAT A START TO THE MATCH!! Kane responds to Raphinha with a perfect header that Pena can't push away. 1-1 in this Barcelona – Bayern Munich! The English striker came back very low in this phase of play to participate in his team's recovery. The Spanish goalkeeper gets ahead of Kane on this deep pass! There are a lot of movements in this start of Barcelona – Bayern Munich. Guerreiro finds Müller in the area who tears himself away to recover the first corner of this Barcelona – Bayern Munich. The French defender is already in great demand in this start of Barcelona – Bayern Munich and is present. He is in the path of Gnabry's pass. Olise looks for a partner in the area on this cross but it is Koundá who is the fallout. Kimmich tries to find Müller behind the defense but the latter does not play the ball because he knew he was offside. On Raphinha's goal, former Bavarian Robert Lewandowski did a great job with his back to goal before Fermin Lopez served Raphinha who took advantage of a big mistake by the defense. IT'S OFF TO A GREAT START!! Barça strikes first in this Barcelona – Bayern Munich thanks to Raphinha who doesn't miss his one-on-one with Neuer. The kick-off for this Barcelona – Bayern Munich match has begun! It's a big match on matchday three of the Champions League and it's already very important. &Five minutes before the kick-off of this Barcelona – Bayern Munich, the two teams are getting ready to enter the pitch at the Lluis Companys stadium to play this huge clash of the third day of the Champions League. Hansi Flick trusts his young talents in this Barcelona – Bayern Munich. The Barcelona starting eleven has the youngest average age (24 years and 185 days) for the first time since November 2011 and a match against Bate Borisov (23 years and 93 days). 
21:21 – The Bavarians have regained control of the game (20')
21:18 – Gnabry in one touch (17')
21:17 – Kane wins with a header (16')
21:16 – A misunderstanding (15')
21:14 – The defenses take risks (13')
21:13 – An offside to the millimeter (12')
21:10 – Kane drops out (9')
21:08 – The first corner (7')
21:07 – Another intervention from Koundé (6')
21:06 – Kouná pushes back (5')
21:05 – Müller loses interest in the ball (3')
21:04 – A big job from Lewandowski (2')
20:55 – The players in the tunnel!
20:49 – A very young squad
24 – At 24 years and 185 days, Barcelona's starting XI against Bayern Munich has their lowest average age in the @ChampionsLeague since November 2011 against BATE Borisov (23 years and 93 days).
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20:42 – An evening in history
This Barcelona – Bayern Munich could become historic. Indeed, the Catalans could suffer a seventh defeat in a row against one and the same opponent for the first time in their history since 1965. On the other side, if the Bavarians lose, they will suffer their third defeat in a row in Europe for the first time in the club's history.
20:35 – Bayern remain on a surprise defeat
The Bavarians, on the last day of the Champions League, put an end to a run of 41 games without a single defeat in the group stage of the biggest European competition. The Germans lost to Aston Villa (1-0) and will have to reassure themselves this evening in Spain on the occasion of this Barcelona – Bayern Munich.
20:28 – A duel of great attackers
This Barcelona – Bayern Munich is a shock for many reasons. One of them is certainly the attacking duel that awaits us. On one side, Robert Lewandowski has already scored 12 goals in La Liga in 10 days and two goals in two days of the Champions League. On the other side, Harry Kane is not far behind with eight goals scored in seven days of the Bundesliga. In the Champions League he scored four goals after two days.
20:21 – A great classic of football
This Barcelona – Bayern Munich is a great classic of European football. It is already the 16th meeting between these two greats of Europe. And the latest results are alarming for the Catalans who have lost the last six matches including a memorable one in 2020 with a score of 8-2.
20:14 – Already a lot at stake
Although this is only the third day of the league phase of the Champions League, these two teams are already under an obligation to get a result. Indeed, these two teams have already lost in the competition and occupy surprising places compared to what one would expect of them. Bayern are 18th while the Barcelona are in 19th place. A negative result could tip one of the two teams out of the qualifying places for the rest of the Champions League.
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