The 3 games ahead of Bayern Munich are all tough games for them. First they will face Frankfurt who are just below them in the Bundesliga standings, second they will face Stuttgart who although on paper are on Bayern Munich's side, but they can give a surprise, and lastly they will face Barcelona in the Champions League. Focusing on their match against Barcelona, actually they have a good record when facing Barcelona, but Barcelona is also in good shape now, so this will be a tough game for both teams. On the other hand Barcelona will also definitely try hard to improve their meeting record with Bayern Munich.
It is never easy for Barcelona to improve its meeting record with Bayern Munich. Many people are not optimistic about the possibility of Barcelona winning this match, I think Bayern Munich is a scary team for Barcelona. Not only this season, I think Bayern Munich can still be favored.
Even so, Barcelona coached by Hansi Flick may be different from previous coaches including Xavi and others. Hansi Flick has something good to boost the confidence of his players, but Barcelona has suffered 1 defeat in the Champions League so far. Barcelona certainly has the opportunity to maintain a stable performance and also win the match, but it is difficult for them to finish the match with a win. Whatever it is, let's wait for later.
Both Bayern Munich and Barcelona have both suffered defeat. Barcelona defeat was due to a red card that made them to play with 10 men against Monaco. Barcelona is weak when it comes to using 10 men to play against their opponents because the young players will be filled with tension and lacks the experience of playing with a man down.
I will not be surprised if Barcelona wins this match despite that head-to-head, they are the favorite. The secrete of winning Bayern and prevent them from scoring any goal has been revealed by Leverkusen and Aston Villa but I don't think that Barcelona will concentrate more on their defense because they're also a club that love dominating matches like Bayern. It will be strong match for both clubs.