In the top fixture of UEFA Champions League quarter-finals
FC Barcelona hosts
FC Bayern München at the Camp Nou (Wednesday, 8.4.2009, 8:45 pm, live ORF1). Barcelona counts for many experts as top favourites to win the Champions League trophy, Bayern is valid as one of dangerous underdogs.
Spanish top club FC Barcelona advanced as winner of Group C into the knockout phase of UEFA Champions League. In the round of last 16 Barcelona eliminated Olympique Lyon with a 6:3 aggregate victory (1:1 away, 5:2 at home). Also in the Spanish Primera Division the team of Josep Guardiola is on top. Barca leads the league table after 29 matchdays with 72 points (23 wins, 3 draws, 3 defeats) – 6 points in front of second placed team Real Madrid. Prominent is Barcelonas offensive around the superstars Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry und Samuel Eto´o.
FC Bayern München had finished first in Group F with 4 wins and 2 draws. In first knockout round Bayern eliminated Sporting Lissabon with an impressive 12:1 aggregate victory (5:0 away, 7:1 at home). Bayern are one of three unbeaten teams in the competition alongside FC Liverpool and Manchester United. Last Saturday Bayern lost the top fixture in the German Bundesliga against Wolfsburg with 1:5.
Bayern has won three from previous four meetings with Barcelona.
Results - UEFA Champions League 2008/09:
FC Barcelona: 6 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats
Qualifying round:
13.08.2008: FC Barcelona - Wisla Krakau 4:0
26.08.2008: Wisla Krakau - FC Barcelona 1:0
Group stage:
16.09.2008: FC Barcelona - Sporting Lissabon 3:1
01.10.2008: Schachtjor Donezk - FC Barcelona 1:2
22.10.2008: FC Basel - FC Barcelona 0:5
04.11.2008: FC Barcelona - FC Basel 1:1
26.11.2008: Sporting Lissabon - FC Barcelona 2:5
09.12.2008: FC Barcelona - Schachtjor Donezk 2:3
First knockout round:
24.02.2009: Olympique Lyon - FC Barcelona 1:1
11.03.2009: FC Barcelona - Olympique Lyon 5:2
FC Bayern München: 6 wins, 2 draws
Group stage:
17.09.2008: Steaua Bukarest - FC Bayern München 0:1
30.09.2008: FC Bayern München - Olympique Lyon 1:1
21.10.2008: FC Bayern München - AC Florenz 3:0
05.11.2008: AC Florenz - FC Bayern München 1:1
25.11.2008: FC Bayern München - Steaua Bukarest 3:0
10.12.2008: Olympique Lyon - FC Bayern München 2:3
First knockout round:
25.02.2009: Sporting Lissabon - FC Bayern München 0:5
10.03.2009: FC Bayern München - Sporting Lissabon 7:1
Head-to-Head:
Champions League
21.10.1998: FC Bayern München - FC Barcelona 1:0
04.11.1998: FC Barcelona - FC Bayern München 1:2
UEFA-Cup
01.04.1996: FC Bayern München - FC Barcelona 2:2
16.04.1996: FC Barcelona - FC Bayern München 1:2
UEFA Champions League draw
Data:
FC Barcelona vs. FC Bayern München
Fixture: Wednesday, 8.4.2009, 8:45 pm
Stadium: Barcelona (Camp Nou)
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Tip: Barclona wins
our tip is tip1
the highest odd is on Interwetten, odd 1.45
