An early draw against AS Roma could have made Barcelona’s road to a top seed in the Champions League knockout rounds difficult, but they’ve had plenty of favors done for them since. The other three teams in Group E have all taken points off each other, so Barca can clinch a place in the knockout rounds with a win over BATE Borisov on Wednesday.
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Neymar will need to continue his excellent form in Lionel Messi’s absence.
Barca struggled a bit in their first match away to BATE, but Ivan Rakitic eventually came to the rescue, scoring twice. That game was both away from home and while Barca were still getting used to how to play with Neymar as the centerpiece of their attack, but he’s come into the job over the last couple of weeks and is looking dominant for the Blaugrana.
Barcelona continue to be without the services of Lionel Messi, and will be for the next month. Rafinha Alcantara is likely out for the season, while backup defender Douglas is unavailable as well. Aleksandr Hleb, Vitali Rodionov and Maksim Zhavnerchik are the players who will miss out for BATE Borisov.
Match date/time: Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. local
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
TV: Fox Sports 2 (US); beIN Sports (Canada); BT Sport Extra (UK)
Online: Fox Sports Go, Fox Soccer 2Go (US); beIN Sports Connect (Canada); BT Sport Live Streaming (UK)
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