Meeting after 23 years! Barcelona starts the Champions League points battle: Lewandowski returns, two people be careful not to get yellow

At 4 a.m. on November 6, in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona challenged Club Brugge away from home. For Barcelona, ​​this is a must-win game. The 37-year-old Lewandowski returned from injury and scored 20 goals in the Champions League in Barcelona's career; De Jong and Casado, who have two yellows, will be suspended for one game if they are yellowed again. The 18-year-old Kubasi is about to become the third youngest player in the history of the Champions League to win 20 games.

[Confrontation History]

In the history of the Champions League, the two teams have met twice. In the UEFA Champions League group stage of the 2002-03 season, Barcelona defeated their opponents 3-2 at home and 1-0 away from home. Iniesta made his Barcelona debut in a 1-0 away win over Club Brugge. After 23 years, the two teams met again in the Champions League.

[Two Barcelona players are on guard against yellowing]

In this season’s Champions League, Barcelona scored 6 points in the first 3 rounds. Challenging Bruges away from home, Barcelona's only goal is to score all 3 points. However, the two Barcelona players need to be cautious - if they are yellowed again, De Jong and Casado will be automatically suspended for one game and will miss the fifth round of the Champions League away game against Chelsea.

In Barcelona's Champions League matches against Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain, De Jong received a yellow card; Casado also received a yellow card in these two Champions League games. With Pedri and Garvey injured and absent, Barcelona's midfield cannot afford any further reductions.

[18 years and 287 days old, Kubasi will become the third youngest player to play 20 games in the Champions League]

There are two young talents in Barcelona's team: Yamal in the frontcourt and Kubasi in the backcourt. According to official statistics from UEFA, if he plays in this game, Kubasi, who is 18 years and 287 days old, will become the third youngest player in the history of the Champions League to play 20 games. Yamal is playing his 20th game in the Champions League at the age of 17 and 270 days, while Emery in Paris is playing his 20th game in the Champions League at the age of 18 and 277 days.

[After 22 days of recovery, Lewandowski returned to hit 20 goals in Barcelona's Champions League career]

Before this Champions League, Barcelona welcomed the return of Lewandowski. The 37-year-old Lewandowski suffered a torn left thigh tendon in October. This injury caused Lewandowski to be sidelined for 22 days and miss 4 games for Barcelona. The good news is that Lewandowski returned to training in time and will return to the game. Lewandowski is the third top scorer in Champions League history with 105 goals, second only to Cristiano Ronaldo (140 goals) and Messi (129 goals). Among them, Lewandowski scored 20 goals in 29 Champions League appearances for Barcelona. In this Champions League battle, can Lewandowski score 20 goals in Barcelona's Champions League career?

[Estimated starting lineup]

Barcelona (4231): Szczesny/Conde, Kubasi, Eric Garcia, Balde/De Jong, Casado/Himala, Fermin, Rashford/Ferran Torres