Match date between Barcelona And Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League and the expected lineup of the Catalan team
The strong confrontation between Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk will take place at the Olympic Montjuic Stadium in the third round of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League 2023 on the upcoming Wednesday, October 25, 2023. The match is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 PM Egypt and Saudi Arabia time, 9:15 PM Abu Dhabi and Oman time.
The joy of Barcelona stars with the goal against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish League - Source: Barcelona’s official Twitter page
Barcelona is currently at the top of the group table with 6 points, while Shakhtar Donetsk is in third place with 3 points.
The complete standings of the group after two rounds are as follows:
- Barcelona is at the top with 6 points, having scored 6 goals and not conceding any goals so far in the group stage.
- Porto from Portugal is in second place with 3 points, having scored 3 goals and conceded 2 goals so far.
- Shakhtar Donetsk is in third place with 3 points, having scored 4 goals and conceded 5 goals so far.
- Antwerp is in fourth place with no points, having scored 2 goals and conceded 8 goals.
The expected lineup of Barcelona, led by the young Spanish coach “Xavi Hernandez,” for the match is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defenders: Martinez, Christensen, Joao Cancelo, Alejandro Balde.
Midfielders: Gavi, Gundogan, Riqui Puig.
Forwards: Joao Felix, Ferran Torres, Fermin Lopez.
Barcelona was able to achieve a victory against Athletic Bilbao with a clean sheet in the Spanish La Liga on Sunday, October 22.
Xavi calls the win "crucial."#BarçaAthletic pic.twitter.com/UlrrlEPeBr
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 23, 2023
In the Spanish La Liga table, Barcelona is currently in third place with 24 points after 10 matches, while Athletic Bilbao is in sixth place with 17 points.
