Bayern Munich will take on Barcelona in a UEFA Champions League match at the Lluís Company Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, ​​Spain on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (10/23/24).

How to watch: Fans can watch the game via a subscription to Biggest + and or via a free trial period to fuboTV.

Here’s what you need to know:

What: UEFA Champions League

WHO: Bayern Munich vs Barcelona

When: Wednesday October 23, 2024

Time: 3:00 PM

Where: The Olympic Stadium of Lluís Company

Television: N/A

Live stream: Biggest + or fuboTV

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Here’s a recent football story from the AP:

MADRID (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored two more goals to extend his league lead to 12 as Barcelona beat Sevilla 5-1 to open a three-point lead over Real Madrid ahead of next weekend’s ‘classic’.

Pedri and Pablo Torre also scored on Sunday for the Catalan club, who restored their lead in La Liga a day after second-placed Madrid won 2-1 at Celta Vigo.

Barcelona midfielder Gavi came off the bench to replace Pedri in the 83rd minute, returning to action almost a year after a serious knee injury.

“I’ve been dreaming of this moment for months,” Gavi said. “It’s difficult to see from the outside. I have to enjoy every moment. I feel very lucky to be here today.”

Barcelona will play Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Saturday. Both teams have Champions League matches in midweek, with Madrid hosting Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday and Barcelona hosting Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

“This was an important victory considering the games we have ahead of us,” Pedri said. “We had to leave with a good feeling and the three points.”

Lewandowski scored twice against the visitors in the first half, first by converting a 24th-minute penalty and then by finding the net from close range in the 39th minute.

The Polish forward scored a hat-trick at Alaves in the previous round of the competition and had scored twice in the team’s victory over Young Boys in the Champions League. This season he scored fourteen goals in eleven games in all competitions.

Lewandowski, who received a standing ovation when he was substituted in the 65th, almost got his hat track against Sevilla in a one-on-one situation in the first half.

Pedri scored with a curling shot from outside the area in the 28th and Torre added the lead from inside the area in the 82nd and with a free kick in the 88th. Raphinha’s goal in the 49th minute was disallowed for offside.

Barcelona has outscored its league opponents 33-10 this season.

Sevilla, which had no goal attempts in the first half, scored the only goal in the 87th with 19-year-old substitute Stanis Idumbo.

Barcelona also saw Lamine Yamal return after a muscle injury that saw him leave the Spanish team during the international break.

Barcelona defender Eric García hurt a muscle during the team’s warm-up and did not play.

Atlético’s stadium is partially closed

Fewer fans than usual watched Atletico Madrid beat Leganes 3-1 in a match played in a partially closed stadium due to recent problems with fans.

Alexander Sorloth scored twice and Antoine Griezmann once after the visitors took a first-half lead at the Metropolitano stadium, which had an empty fan section behind one of the goals as punishment after Atletico fans threw objects onto the pitch during a city derby against Real Madrid last month.

This section is where the club’s more radical supporters usually congregate.

Atletico had originally been ordered to close the section for three matches, but appealed the decision and the penalty was reduced to one match. The derby was interrupted for over fifteen minutes after fans threw the objects at Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in a match that ended 1–1.

Sunday’s victory, which ended Atlético’s run of three games without a win in all competitions, moved Diego Simeone’s team to third place in the league. It is seven points behind Barcelona.

Atletico midfielder Pablo Barrios and defender Clément Lenglet were both injured.

Griezmann was sent off late in the match after sliding on an opponent, but the red card was changed to yellow after video review.

Other results

Villarreal are in fourth place after an 87th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw against Getafe. Santiago Comesaña had put the hosts ahead in the 44th.

Mallorca defeated visiting Rayo Vallecano 1-0 with a goal from Vedat Muriqi in the 75th. It was the fourth win in five games for Mallorca, which moved to sixth place in the standings. Rayo remained ninth.