• Thomas Muller training with Bayern Munich ahead of their Champions League game with Barcelona on Tuesday, September 14. Getty
    Thomas Muller training with Bayern Munich ahead of their Champions League game with Barcelona on Tuesday, September 14. Getty
  • Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski at Saebener Strasse training ground. Getty
    Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski at Saebener Strasse training ground. Getty
  • Bayern's Joshua Kimmich kicks the ball at training. Getty
    Bayern's Joshua Kimmich kicks the ball at training. Getty
  • Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann oversees training. Getty
    Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann oversees training. Getty
  • Bayern Munich's Niklas Suele and Robert Lewandowski. AFP
    Bayern Munich's Niklas Suele and Robert Lewandowski. AFP
  • Bayern attacker Thomas Muller. Getty
    Bayern attacker Thomas Muller. Getty
  • Bayern's Serge Gnabry. Getty
    Bayern's Serge Gnabry. Getty
  • Joshua Kimmich, front, and Thomas Muller. Getty
    Joshua Kimmich, front, and Thomas Muller. Getty
  • Left to right: Lucas Hernandez, Kingsley Coman and Robert Lewandowski. AFP
    Left to right: Lucas Hernandez, Kingsley Coman and Robert Lewandowski. AFP
  • Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann. Getty
    Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann. Getty
  • Bayern's Leroy Sane. Getty
    Bayern's Leroy Sane. Getty
  • Julian Nagelsmann with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. Getty
    Julian Nagelsmann with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. Getty
  • Bayern's Thomas Muller. Getty
    Bayern's Thomas Muller. Getty
  • Bayern's Leroy Sane. Getty
    Bayern's Leroy Sane. Getty
  • Bayern's Robert Lewandowski. Getty
    Bayern's Robert Lewandowski. Getty
  • Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller. AFP
    Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller. AFP
  • Bayern's Joshua Kimmich. AFP
    Bayern's Joshua Kimmich. AFP
  • Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. AFP
    Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. AFP

Muller and Lewandowski train with Bayern Munich ahead of Barcelona battle - in pictures


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Bayern Munich begin their bid to win a second Champions League title in three years with a blockbuster battle against Barcelona at Camp Nou.

After drawing their opening game of the Bundesliga season against Borussia Monchengladbach, the reigning German champions have gone on to win their next three games - scoring 12 goals along the way - as they look to make it 10 titles in a row.

On Saturday, they blitzed last seasons's runners-up RB Leipzig 4-1 at SpVgg Greuther Furth, with Robert Lewandowski, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sane and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting grabbing the goals.

Bayern, the 2020 European champions who defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the final, were knocked out of last season's Champions League by the French side in the quarter-finals.

This season, Julian Nagelsmann has replaced Hansi Flick in charge, and the 34-year-old was overseeing preparation on Monday when the likes of Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry were all out on the training pitch ahead of the Barca game.

Making up the rest of Group E are Portuguese side Benfica and Ukrainian outfit Dynamo Kiev.

Updated: September 14, 2021, 4:17 AM