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Barcelona have an opportunity to maneuver up the UEFA Champions League desk on Wednesday evening with a win over Crvena Zvezda, a group they haven’t performed in over 25 years.
With the sport scheduled away from dwelling, the Catalans should conquer the Serbian group’s daunting dwelling stadium.
In the event that they handle to carry dwelling three factors, they’ll be capable of capitalise on Actual Madrid and Manchester Metropolis’s defeats and transfer above each within the standings.
Acquainted opposition for Olmo
Dani Olmo has made a stellar begin to the season with Barcelona and already has 5 objectives to his title in simply 5 appearances in La Liga.
His participation within the UEFA Champions League, nonetheless, has not but begun in full stream as he missed the group’s first two video games and solely made a 14-minute cameo off the bench towards Bayern Munich out of warning.
Paradoxically, the final group Olmo has scored towards within the Champions League is Crvena Zvezda, the identical opposition Barcelona tackle later tonight. Enjoying for RB Leipzig final season, he scored a late aim after coming off the bench to seal the win over the Serbians.
Poised for a begin tonight after his match-winning brace towards Espanyol, Olmo will probably be keen to increase that document and rating previous Crimson Star Belgrade as soon as extra, albeit within the Blaugrana colors this time.
Lewandowski eyeing historical past
Closing in on UCL century. (Photograph by Angel Martinez/Getty Photographs)
Robert Lewandowski is one other participant whose begin to the brand new marketing campaign has exceeded all expectations.
The Polish striker has been in phenomenal contact in entrance of aim and has 14 objectives to his title in La Liga and one other three within the UEFA Champions League.
Lewandowski has a particular reminiscence towards Crvena Zvezda as nicely, for it was towards the identical opponent that he scored 4 objectives in simply quarter-hour after coming off the bench to write down UCL historical past.
Coincidentally, that too got here below Hansi Flick’s command, albeit, with Bayern Munich within the sextuple-winning season.
For sure, the striker will look to increase his goalscoring document towards them later tonight. With simply three extra objectives to go for him to hit the 100-goal mark within the UCL, it may nicely be a historic evening.
