We're about to get treated to a match full of drama and excitement with a story that might be even bigger than the teams involved. This isn't just Barcelona hosting Manchester City -- this is the return of Pep Guardiola to Camp Nou with a new team. Sure, he's been back before -- Barcelona and Bayern Munich squared off during his time in Germany. But this time it feels a little different, and it feels like this match could have even more edge than Guardiola's past meetings with his former club have had.
Barcelona vs. Manchester City live stream 2016: Time, TV schedule and how to watch Champions League online
The standout matchup of this Champions League round sees Pep Guardiola return to the Camp Nou hoping to lead Manchester City to new heights.
One big difference this time around is that Manchester City are flying high, standing atop the Premier League with few hiccups along the way, while Barcelona have had one hiccup after another. Upsets, injuries, loss of form -- you name it, Barcelona has encountered it this season. While they’re on top of their Champions League group heading into this match, they’re only in fourth place in La Liga right now, thanks in part to a shocking upset loss to Celta Vigo just before the recent international break.
While Manchester City have been far from perfect of late -- they’re winless in their last three all-competitions matches -- they’ve been more than good enough to, at worst, present a serious challenge to Barcelona in their own current form. Especially with the return to health of key midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, City and Guardiola look primed to topple a listing Barcelona side. This is the must-watch match of the round -- there’s so much to keep track of, so much quality, so much of a story, there’s little chance this won’t be an utterly fascinating game to watch.
To watch this match online in the U.S. you can stream it on the Fox Soccer 2GO subscription service, or depending on your internet provider you can watch freely on Fox Sports Go or WatchESPN. In Spain, it will be on beIN Sports Connect España, and in England it will be shown on BT Sport Live Streaming. For listings in other countries, check out LiveSoccerTV.
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. - English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), beIN Sports, Movistar+ (Spain), BT Sport 2 (U.K.)
Match Date/Time: Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. local
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
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