Barcelona-Olympiakos: Everything you need to know

Barcelona host Olympiakos on Wednesday night looking to continue their impressive run in the competition.
BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 12:  Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between FC Barcelona and Juventus at Camp Nou on September 12, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.  (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)
After wins over Juventus and Sporting CP, the Catalans are the heavy favorites to get the three points from their next match against the Greek side.
Olympiakos have lost both their matches in the competition so far, and they will need a world class performance to get a positive result from their clash with group leaders.
Here’s everything you need to know about the match, via bleaccherrreport.
Date: Wednesday, October 18
Time: 7:45 p.m. BST/2:45 p.m. ET
TV Info: BT Sport (UK), FOX Sports (U.S.)
Live Stream: BT Sports website (UK), FOX Sports Go (U.S.)
Team News
Messi has been in sensational form this season.
Barcelona: Ernesto Valverde has no fresh injury concerns following Saturday’s draw at Atletico Madrid. Rafinha, Ousmane Dembele and Arda Turan are all long-term absentees.
Likely XI: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Andres Iniesta; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Gerard Deulofeu
Olympiakos: Manager Takis Lemonis has few injury worries ahead of this contest, with El Fardou Ben Nabouhane the only doubt due to a hip problem.

Likely XI: Stefanos Kapino; Omar Elabdellaoui, Jacques Romao, Bjorn Engels, Diogo Figueiras; Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Guillame Gillet; Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez, Konstantinos Fortounis, Marko Marin; Uros Djurdjevic. 
Barcelona-Olympiakos: Everything you need to know Barcelona-Olympiakos: Everything you need to know Reviewed by Lyrical on October 18, 2017 Rating: 5

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