Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich TV Channel and Live Stream
What TV channel is Barcelona-Bayern Munich on? In the US, the match will be shown live on TUDN and Unimas at 3 p.m. ET. You can live stream every Champions League game on fuboTV.
When: Friday, August 14
Where: Estadio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: TUDN, Unimas
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch Champions League free)
Barcelona-Bayern Prediction, Betting Odds
In a down year for the Catalans, Bayern are the clear favorite. Expect Messi to once again carry Barcelona, but the Argentine cannot do it along.
Score Prediction: Barcelona 2 - 3 Bayern
Barcelona-Bayern Odds:
Barcelona Win: +250
Bayern Win: -105
Draw: +295
Barcelona Bayern Lineups
Barcelona have released their lineup ahead of their quarterfinal matchup with Bayern Munich:
⚠ Barça XI
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 14, 2020
🔵🔴 #BarçaBayern pic.twitter.com/6zGzsj5jaV
Bayern Munich have also put out their lineup, with Ivan Perisic replacing Kingsley Coman, who is still yet to return to full form following an injury:
🔴⚪ OUR STARTING XI 🔴⚪ #packmas #MissionLis6on #FCBFCB #UCL #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/sGSp1cJsad
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) August 14, 2020
The might of Barcelona and Bayern Munich will collide at the Estadio da Luz on Friday in what many will consider the most hotly contested of this season’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Barcelona will contest a Champions League quarter-final for the 13th season running but find themselves in the unfamiliar position of being underdogs in Lisbon, Portugal, where they’ll attempt to stop a Bayern team that’s won its past 18 games in all competitions.
Neither European giant has featured in any of the past four Champions League finals, and only one can move into this term’s last four. Europe’s top-tier tournament represents Barcelona’s last chance to end this campaign with silverware, while Bayern have a chance at completing a treble:
Bayern are the first team to start a Champions League campaign with eight consecutive wins in the competition's current format:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 8, 2020
Goals: 31
Conceded: 6
Clean sheets: 4
Treble incoming? 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/yNAZSJdwxR
The two teams—each of whom have won five Champions League titles—were recently in action after playing out the second legs of their respective last-16 matchups. Quique Setien’s side put three past Napoli on Saturday to seal a 4-2 aggregate win, the same evening Bayern battered Chelsea 4-1 to round off their 7-1 rout over two legs.
Oh. My. Messi.
— Champions League on CBS Sports (@UCLonCBSSports) August 8, 2020
As only he could, the magician does it again. A masterclass in balance, precision, and skill puts @FCBarcelona up 3-1 on aggregate. pic.twitter.com/nKBPfu1Ywi
Bayern Munich as the favorite
It’s little wonder Hansi Flick’s Bayern have taken up roost as favorites for this clash having won three of the past four meetings between these teams. In fact, Die Roten have won six of their 10 competitive encounters with Barca, who have only two victories over Bayern to date.
The most recent history is also relevant, however. It was during the 2014-15 Champions League semi-finals that Lionel Messi and Neymar teamed up across two legs to beat the Bavarians 5-3 (and later pipped Juventus to that season’s crown).
In the first-leg 3-0 victory at the Camp Nou, Messi inflicted one of the most memorable pieces of skill in modern soccer upon defender Jerome Boateng:
The Lionel Messi goal that Jerome Boateng never wants to see again.
— Goal (@goal) May 6, 2020
Five years ago today.
🤤pic.twitter.com/VN4ReH8M4J
Boateng & Co. will hope to not give Messi the same freedom to devastate this time around, and there’s a feeling the Argentinian will shoulder much of Barca’s burden in finding the back of the net.
This year’s battle will be decided over one match at a neutral venue, where Sergio Busquets and Arturo Vidal will buoy Setien’s midfield options after each serving suspensions. Samuel Umtiti and Ousmane Dembele are each lacking fitness and won’t feature for the Blaugrana, while French compatriot Kingsley Coman is hoping to be back among Bayern’s options following injury.
Robert Lewandowski has scored 12 goals in his last eight club appearances and is hoping to expose a Barcelona back line that’s cracked against other higher-class opposition this term.
This Bayern team has regained confidence under Flick and looks like it could have the potential for several Champions League challenges in the years to come, while Barcelona seek to prove they’re not to be discounted.
Champions League TV Schedule
Where can I live stream the Champions League? You can watch every Champions League match online with fuboTV through the channels TUDN, Unimas, and—for select matches—CBSSN.
Champions League Quarterfinals Results and Schedule
Atalanta 1 - 2 PSG
RB Leipzig 2 - 1 Atletico Madrid
Friday, August 14 at 3:00 PM ET – Barcelona vs Bayern Munich (TUDN, Unimas)
Saturday, August 15 at 3:00 PM ET – Manchester City vs Lyon (TUDN, Univision)
Champions League Semifinals Schedule
PSG and RB Leipzig will play on Tuesday, August 18 at 3pm ET, having already advanced to the Champions League semi-finals following their wins over Atalanta and Atletico Madrid, respectively. You can watch the match on the Champions League semifinals on the TV channels TUDN and Univision.
Tuesday, August 18 at 3:00 PM ET – PSG vs RB Leipzig (TUDN, Univision)
Wednesday, August 19 at 3:00 PM ET – Friday QF Winner vs Saturday QF Winner (TUDN, Univision)