Thanks to Alessandro Florenzi’s wondergoal, Barcelona enter their second UEFA Champions League match with just a point to their name. That means that Tuesday’s home game against Bayer Leverkusen, the leaders of Group E, is a near must-win.
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The Blaugrana are in serious need of a victory on Tuesday
Bayer had no problem smashing BATE Borisov on the first matchday, but Barca are clearly a different beast. And even if the Bundesliga side is one of the most improved in Europe this season, going away to the Camp Nou is a tough task for anyone.
The big news ahead of this match is that Lionel Messi is out. He injured his knee over the weekend and will miss close to two months. Barcelona were already without Rafinha, who is likely out for the season with a more serious knee injury. Claudio Bravo and Thomas Vermaelen are also slight doubts for the Blaugrana.
Bayer Leverkusen have pretty serious injury problems. Star midfielder Charles Aranguiz is out, while their defense is hindered by the absences of Ömer Toprak, Tin Jedvaj and Roberto Hilbert.
Match Date/Time: Tuesday, 2:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. local
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. - English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), RDS, TSN4 (Canada), BT Sport Extra (U.K.), TV3 (Spain), Sky Sport 1 (Germany).
Online: This is one of the easier games to catch online in the United States. Because it’s on both FOX and ESPN TV, you can find the game on the streaming services of both networks. The easiest for most viewers will be Fox Sports Go, which is free if you have Fox Sports 1 as part of your TV package. If you have ESPN Deportes, you can also catch the game on Watch ESPN. If neither of those works for you, there’s also Fox Soccer 2 Go, a paid service that does not require a TV package.
UK: BT Sport
Canada: TSN
Germany: Sky Go
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