Today's Chelsea-Barça match guide: schedule, where to watch and lineups

BarcelonaChelsea and Barça will face off this Tuesday at Stamford Bridge (9 pm) in a match corresponding to the fifth round of the Champions League group stage. Both teams will be looking for a victory necessary to qualify among the top eight and move closer to the round of 16. Barça drew their last European match against Club Brugge (3-3), but are coming off a win in their last La Liga match against Athletic Club (4-0). Chelsea, for their part, also arrive in a very similar situation: a draw in the Champions League against Qarabag (2-2) and a victory against Burnley in the Premier League (0-2). Hansi Flick's side are eleventh with 7 points after losing to PSG at Montjuïc (1-2) and drawing in Bruges. Enzo Maresca's team also has 7 points: they lost at the Allianz Arena (3-1) against Bayern and drew against Qarabag.

Barcelona continue to suffer significant absences: Marc-André ter Stegen, Gavi, and Pedri will all miss the match at Stamford Bridge due to injury. On the other hand, Flick welcomes back De Jong after he served his suspension on Saturday in La Liga, and Rashford will also be available, having recovered from the flu. Meanwhile, Chelsea are dealing with notable absences, including injuries to Cole Palmer, Roméo Lavia, and Levi Colwill.

Chelsea-Barça match time and venue

The match will be played this Tuesday at 9 pm at Stamford Bridge (London).

Where to watch the match (television)

The match can be watched on television via Movistar+. It can also be followed live minute-by-minute on ARA.

Probable lineups for the match

Chelsea (4-3-3): Robert Sánchez; James, Chalobah, Aradabioyo, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, João Pedro; Neto, Garnacho and Delap.

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Joan Garcia; Kounde, Cubarsí, Eric Garcia, Balde; De Jong, Casadó, Fermín; Lamine Yamal, Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.

Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia).