Barcelona vs Young Boys
Get ready for a thrilling clash!
Barcelona vs Young Boys: UEFA Champions League Preview
Match Details
Date: October 1, 2024
Time: 19:00 UTC
Venue: Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Team Rankings
- Barcelona: 2nd (La Liga), 22nd (UEFA Champions League)
- Young Boys: 1st (Swiss Super League), 33rd (UEFA Champions League)
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Barcelona hosts Young Boys at Olímpic Lluís Companys in the UEFA Champions League. The Catalan giants aim to continue their strong start, while Young Boys seeks an upset.
Key Stats:
- Barcelona’s home record in the Champions League
- Young Boys’ away form in European competitions
- Head-to-head history
Barcelona’s perfect winning start (W7) to their La Liga campaign ended with a 4-2 defeat to Osasuna on Saturday. Squad rotation had a detrimental impact on the side and head coach Hansi Flick publicly took “responsibility” for resting too many key stars following the loss. They’ll aim to bounce back here in UEFA Champions League (UCL) action against Young Boys, and anything less than a win could prove ruinous to their hopes of direct qualification to the knockouts after ten-man Barça lost 2-1 at Monaco on matchday one.
That defeat was their fourth across the last eight UCL games (W3, D1) and a third consecutive match to have seen them concede 2+ goals. Yet although they lost 4-2 to Paris Saint-German in their last home UCL match, Barça can take inspiration from a run of four consecutive wins at home in the competition prior to that loss.
Players to watch: Lamine Yamal scored Barcelona’s last goal at the weekend, and also contributed to their previous two goals (G1, A1) in this competition, but all three ended in defeats! Contrastingly, someone who’s seen his goals come in wins is Joël Monteiro – his last two scoring appearances have seen him net three and two, the latter coming in this competition against Galatasaray before half-time.
