Barcelona and Atalanta meet in Catalonia on Wednesday for their final UEFA Champions League game of the league phase. Hansi Flick's men are already guaranteed a top eight finish, but could yet finish top while Gian Piero Gasperini's side are attempting to confirm a round of 16 place alongside the Blaugrana at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Barcelona have been handed a major boost with midfielder Pedri returning for the Champions League clash against Atalanta.
Atalanta fought back twice for a creditable 2-2 draw away to Barcelona, but finish just outside the top eight and lose Giorgio Scalvini to a serious injury.
Barcelona are set to square off against Italian giants Atalanta for the first time ever in the final league phase round of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League tonight in Montjuic.With a top-eight spot
Barcelona had brought former Poland international Szczesny out of retirement as an emergency signing in October after Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered a severe knee injury.
Atalanta hope Mateo Retegui and Charles De Ketelaere can upset Barcelona to snatch direct access to the Champions League Round of 16. It kicks off at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys at 20.00 GMT, as Camp Nou is undergoing reconstruction work.
Hansi Flick is keeping Wojciech Szczesny in goal for the final match of the league phase of the Champions League on Wednesday. Iñaki Peña had been Barcelona's starter since Marc-André ter Stegen sustained a serious knee injury last year,
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Barcelona have already secured their spot in the last-16 stage of the Champions League, sitting second in the overall table, picking up 18 points from their seven matches, with only Liverpool performing better in the competition.
The new UEFA Champions League format has well and truly changed the game. From pointless final match-days to one that will see giants playoff in must-win situations, the league stage has been a
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Wednesday’s mouth-watering UEFA Champions League showdown between Barcelona and Atalanta is a landmark occasion for the home side. Indeed, La Dea will become a competition-record 159th different team to face the Spanish powerhouse in European football.