Barcelona – Royal Antwerp, live | Champions League

REUNION NIGHT
The conflict between
Barça and
Royal Antwerp It will be a great occasion for special reunions.
Xavi is already chatting
Van Bommel and
Overmarscoach and sports director of
Royal Antwerpat the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.

XAVI BETS ON JOAOS AGAIN
The coach of
Barça trust again
I canceled and
João Felix as starters after their good game against Betis.
Raphinha and
Gundogan These are the news of an eleven where they fell
Oriol Romeu and
Ferran Torres.

ROYAL ANTWERP also revealed ITS ELEVEN!
coach
Mark van Bommel appear with:
Butez; Bataille, Alderweireld, Coulibaly, Wijndal; Vermeeren, Keita Muja, Ekkelenkamp, ​​​​​​Balikwisha; and Janssen.

As substitutes there will be:
De Wolf (p), Lammens (p), De Laet, Kerk, Yussuf, Ilenikhena, Ejuke, Van Den Bosch, Valencia.

WE HAVE ELEVEN FROM BARÇA!
The technician
Xavi Hernandez I bet you:
Ter Stegen Cancelo, Koundé, Christensen, Balde; De Jong, Gundogan, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski and Joao Félix.

On the bench they will wait their turn:
Iñaki Peña (p), Astralaga (p), Iñigo Martínez, Ferran Torres, Marcos ALonso, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Lamine Yamal, Casadó and Fermín.

CULÉ FANS RESPOND
Now a good entry is expected at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys for the debut of
Barça in
Champions. Barça fans are coming to Montjuïc to enjoy a great football spectacle.

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VAN BOMMEL EXPECTS a complex rivalry
Mark van Bommelformer of
Barça and coach of
Royal Antwerpalso analyzed the rivalry against the culés and expected a complex rivalry: “Barça is the most difficult rival we have faced. Talking about the Champions League is talking about
Barça
. “This is our first game in the Champions League and Barça is on its way to its highest level.”
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XAVI HAS A CLEAR OBJECTIVE
Xavi Hernandez,coach of
Barçaappeared yesterday at a press conference and clarified that the important thing is to get through the group stage: “The goal is clear, get through the group, then we will talk. It has to be in the round of 16 pots, this is our main goal after two year that hasn’t been done. This is the obvious goal, to try to finish first in the group.”
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LEWANDOWSKI LOOKS FOR THE CENTENARY
Robert Lewandowski He has 99 goals in European competitions and if he scores today against
Royal Antwerp up to a hundred. The Pole has 91 goals in the Champions League, while in the Europa League he scored two, in the qualifying stage another two and in UEFA, between the qualifying and regular stages, he added four.
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DREAM OF WEMBLEY
After two years without reaching the round of 16,
Xavi and its players have brought enthusiasm and ambition to once again compete for the
Champions League. The final at Wembley is the dream for the Blaugrana, who are looking to repeat the victories they achieved in 1992 and 2011 at the English stadium.

ALL IS READY IN MONTJUÏC
The players of
Barça and the
Royal Antwerp They are at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Company with an hour and a half left before the match starts. We will know the lineup of both teams.

BELGIAN FANS TAKE BARCELONA
Some followers of
Royal Antwerp They took advantage of the match
Barça to travel to the Catalan capital. Belgian fans make their way to Montjuïc amid chants.

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DISTRIBUTION OF CASUALTIES
He
Barça cannot count on the wounded
Peter and
AraujoMeanwhile he
Royal Antwerp there are absences of
Ondrejka and
Engelsin addition to
Sam Vines that didn’t register properly
Champions.

INFALLIBLES AGAINST THE BELGIANS
He
Royal Antwerp will be looking for a historic victory today, because no Belgian team has beaten the
Barça at home. The blaugranas
They played up to nine times at home against a team from Belgium and ended all matches with a victory except one, where they did not go beyond a draw against
witches (1-1), in the second leg of the third round of the UEFA Cup in the 2000-01 season.
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VERMEEREN EXAM
One of the attractions of the visit
Royal Antwerp This will see the midfielder in action
Arthur Vermeerenan 18-year-old who has been linked with a possible move to
Barça. Its quality has attracted the attention of technicians of
Barça to the point where they wonder if this is the chosen booster to occupy the many years left
Sergio Busquets.
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WANT TO SHOW
The resounding victory against Betis (5-0) was an injection of morale for
Barça and their fans, who wanted to enjoy the first match played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in
Champions League.

BARÇA, TO LIVE
After two disappointing seasons in the
Champions Leaguehe
Barça wants to get off to a good start this year on its path to Europe and welcomes a
Royal Antwerp debuting for the first time in the top continental competition.

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS BACK!
Good afternoon and welcome to the live narration of
Barça-Royal Antwerpmatch corresponding to the first day of Group H of
Champions League!