Barcelona Set to Face Young Boys in Crucial Champions League Clash

Barcelona‘s recent form has been far from stellar as they gear up to host the reigning Swiss Super League champions, Young Boys, at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium. The match, part of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, is a significant opportunity for Barcelona to recover from their opening defeat to Monaco.

Leading Barcelona is new manager Hansi Flick, who faces increasing pressure to secure a victory after the team’s recent 4-2 loss to Osasuna in La Liga. Flick’s side must overcome their troubled start as they seek to establish their dominance in European football once again.

In contrast, Young Boys have had a challenging domestic season, managing just one win out of eight matches in the Swiss Super League. Their Champions League campaign also began poorly, with a 3-0 home defeat to Aston Villa. Despite this, the Swiss team managed to overcome Galatasaray in the qualifying rounds, showcasing their potential to spring surprises.

The match takes place on Tuesday, October 1, with kick-off at 9 p.m. CEST in Spain. For fans in the United Kingdom, the game will start at 8 p.m. BST, while viewers in the United States can tune in at 3 p.m. ET or 12 p.m. PT. In Australia, fans can catch the game at 5 a.m. AEST the following morning.

Fans in the United States can watch every Champions League fixture through Paramount Plus, which holds exclusive English-language broadcast rights in the region. The subscription service offers two tiers: the $8 per month Essential plan includes ads and lacks live CBS feeds, while the $13 Premium tier is ad-free and supports offline viewing.

Viewers in the UK can access most matches via TNT Sports, which streams Champions League games through platforms like Sky Q and Amazon Prime Video, with Amazon offering select matches exclusively on Tuesdays.

In Canada, DAZN is the go-to platform for Champions League soccer, with subscriptions starting at CA$30 a month. Australian audiences can watch through Stan Sport, priced at AU$10 monthly on top of a standard Stan subscription.

Young Boys will potentially be without key players like Saidy Janko, Patric Pfeiffer, and Facinet Conte for their visit to Barcelona, though they rely on talents such as Joël Monteiro and Meschak Elia, the latter a seasoned international for DR Congo.