On Wednesday, one of the biggest Champions League matches of the season so far will take place at the Estadi Olimpic. Bayern Munich will make the trip to Catalonia to face high-flying Barcelona, who will be aiming to make it back-to-back victories in the competition.
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Ahead of the fixture, Barcelona will recover four players: Wojciech Szczesny, Gavi, Dani Olmo and Fermin Lopez. By comparison, Bayern could be without one of their most important starters: Jamal Musiala.
Two weeks ago, Musiala suffered a hip injury against Eintracht Frankfurt. According to Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany (via MD), the 21-year-old attacking midfielder will miss their match this weekend, while he is also labelled as a doubt for the trip to Barcelona.
Musiala’s absence would be a massive blow for Bayern, and in turn, a major boost for Barcelona. In the next 48-72 hours, it will be determined whether he will be able to feature for the Bavaria-based side.
