Prediction Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich: Champions League tips, odds

It was a dream start to the Hansi Flick era at Barcelona.

The Catalan giants have won nine of their first 10 La Liga games, they score goals for fun and the club's next generation of stars, which includes players like Lamine Yamal, Gavi and Marc Casado, are playing brilliantly.

But what will determine whether this season is a success or not is not the team's domestic form, but rather whether Flick manages to get Barcelona into the Champions League for the first time since they reached the semi-finals in 2018/19 .

In this context, a few questions still need to be answered.

Barcelona are just 1-0-1 (WDL) in the Champions League in two games and now face the daunting task of welcoming Bayern Munich to the Camp Nou on Wednesday evening.

For Barcelona it will be by far the toughest test of the season.

Although Barcelona have played in La Liga, one can certainly question the strength of their game plan.

The toughest opponent they have faced so far was Athletic Bilbao, and it was the second game of the season.

However, the numbers that Barca are proposing are convincing. They average 3.3 goals per game in Spain and have the third-best expected goal difference per 90 minutes in all of Europe's five major leagues.

However, one of the teams with a superior xGD/90 is Bayern Munich, and it is the defensive work that Bayern is currently doing that brings us to our bet for this game.

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While Barcelona have been able to outperform some mediocre teams in La Liga, the same cannot be said for Bayern Munich.

It's entirely possible that Bayern's defensive prowess means this is a hard-fought battle that never gets off the ground.

Most people will expect fireworks when Bayern Munich travel to Barcelona, ​​but the best value on the board is to shift that narrative and bet on it ending in a draw.

THE GAME: Draw (+280, FanDuel)

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