Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Barcelona and APOEL. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Nou Camp in Barcelona can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Deportes.
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "In general, we are in good form for the start of the Champions League. I am not one iota more nervous than I was before the match against Athletic Club [Bilbao]. It doesn't matter whether they play music before the match or not."
"My job as a coach is to tell the players there are no easy matches," he added. "We have analyzed every aspect of APOEL. They like to dominate games. They are tactically strong and they have lots of Brazilian and Portuguese players, so we will give them the attention they deserve."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: With Cristiano Ronaldo adding to his Champions League total in Real Madrid's 5-1 victory on Tuesday, all eyes are on Lionel Messi's response. The 27-year-old has been instrumental in Barcelona's early season success, posting two goals and two assists in addition to his average of 4.3 key passes per match.
Barcelona's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Bravo; Alves, Piqué, Mathieu, Alba; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta; Messi, Neymar, Pedro
APOEL's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Urko; Mário Sérgio, Carlão, Guilherme, Alexandrou; Morais, Vinicius; Charalambides, De Vincenti, Manduca; Sheridan
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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