Bola.net – Barcelona will be challenged by Royal Antwerp in matchday 1 Group H Champions League 2023/2024. The Barcelona vs Antwerp match at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys will be kick-off Wednesday, September 20 2023, 02:00 WIB, live on Champions TV 3 and live streaming on Video.
Antwerp is the debutant team in the Champions League group phase. The Belgian representative qualified after eliminating AEK Athena with a 3-1 aggregate in playoff qualification. The draw results put them in a group with Barcelona, Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Looking at the coaches of both teams, Xavi and Mark van Bommel, this match could be said to be quite interesting. Van Bommel is a former Barcelona midfielder from 2005-2006. During that time, he played with Xavi in Barcelona’s midfield. This time, they will meet as coaches in different camps.
Barcelona is currently very confident. The reason is, Xavi’s boys just slaughtered Real Betis 5-0 in the Spanish La Liga last weekend.
Robert Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and Raphinha took turns breaking through the Betis goal at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Two new players, Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo, also scored one goal each to help Barcelona secure three points.
Just like Barcelona, last weekend, Antwerp also won in the Belgian top league. Antwerp beat hosts Westerlo 3-0 through goals from Vincent Jansen, Jelle Bataille and Arbnor Muja.
Last season, Barcelona was unable to compete with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in its group, then was thrown into the Europa League. This season, Barcelona doesn’t want that to happen again. The perfect start in the form of a victory over Antwerp is also being targeted.
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Starting XI Prediction
Barcelona coach, Xavi (c) AP Photo/Alvaro Medranda
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Cancelo, Counde, Christensen, Balde; Gavi, De Jong, Gundogan; Yamal, Lewandowski, Felix.
Coach: Xavi.
Royal Antwerp (4-3-3): Butez; Bataille, Van den Bosch, Coulibaly, De Laet; Keita, Ekkelenkamp, Vermeeren; Balikwisha, Janssen, Muja.
Coach: Mark van Bommel.
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Head to Head
Mark Van Bommel (c) AFP
Meeting record in the European Cup/Champions League
Barcelona wins:-
Seri: –
Royal Antwerp wins:-
2 Previous Meetings
01-12-1965 Barcelona 2-0 Antwerp (Fairs Cup)
17-11-1965 Antwerp 2-1 Barcelona (Fairs Cup).
Barcelona’s Last 5 Matches (SMMMM)
08-14-23 Getafe 0-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
08-21-23 Barcelona 2-0 Cadiz (La Liga)
08-27-23 Villarreal 3-4 Barcelona (La Liga)
04-09-23 Osasuna 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
09-17-23 Barcelona 5-0 Betis (La Liga).
Last 5 Matches of Royal Antwerp (SMMSM)
19-08-23 Leuven 1-1 Antwerp (League)
23-08-23 Antwerp 1-0 AEK Athena (UCL)
31-08-23 AEK Athena 1-2 Antwerp (UCL)
03-09-23 Union SG 2-2 Antwerp (Liga)
16-09-23 Westerlo 0-3 Antwerp (League).
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Statistics and Score Predictions
Barcelona players celebrating (c) AP Photo/Joan Monfort Barcelona has always won in its last 4 matches. Barcelona has always scored at least 2 goals in its last 4 matches. Barcelona has recorded 3 clean sheet in their last 5 matches. Barcelona won 2 and lost 1 in their last 5 home matches in the Champions League (W2 D2 L1). Antwerp is unbeaten in their last 6 matches (W4 D2 L0). Antwerp has always scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches .
Final score prediction: Barcelona 3-1 Royal Antwerp.
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Schedule, Live Broadcast and Live Streaming
Barcelona player Robert Lewandowski celebrates (c) AP Photo/Joan Monfort
Competition: Champions League/UEFA Champions League (UCL)
Match: Barcelona vs Royal Antwerp
Stadium: Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium
Day, date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Time: 02.00 WIB
Live: Champions TV 3
Live streaming: Vidio
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Champions League 2023/2024 Matchday 1 schedule
Barcelona players celebrating (c) AP Photo/Joan Monfort
Tuesday, September 19 2023
23:45 IWST AC Milan vs Newcastle – Group F
23:45 IWST Young Boys vs RB Leipzig – Group G
Wednesday, September 20 2023
02:00 WIB Lazio vs Atletico Madrid – Group E
02:00 WIB Feyenoord vs Celtic – Group E
02:00 WIB PSG vs Borussia Dortmund – Group F
02:00 WIB Manchester City vs Red Star Belgrade – Group G
02:00 WIB Barcelona vs Royal Antwerp – Group H
02:00 IWST Shakhtar Donetsk vs Porto – Group H
23:45 IWST Galatasaray vs FC Copenhagen – Group A
23:45 IWST Real Madrid vs Union Berlin – Group C
Thursday, September 21 2023
02:00 WIB Bayern Munich vs Manchester United – Group A
02:00 WIB Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven – Group B
02:00 WIB Sevilla vs Lens – Group B
02:00 WIB Braga vs Napoli – Group C
02:00 WIB Benfica vs Salzburg – Group D
02:00 WIB Real Sociedad vs Inter Milan – Group D
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