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Bayern look to be back at their blistering best in time for their trip to Spain, with Kane's triple in a thumping 4-0 win over runners-up VfB Stuttgart sending a statement of intent and securing the league lead after the October international break. A staggering 24 goals in their first seven Bundesliga ties is confirmation that the Bavarians mean business this season in Germany, just as their 9-2 humbling of Dinamo Zagreb in their UEFA Champions League opener showed they can also dismantle continental opposition. While Bayern coped comfortably without playmaker extraordinaire Jamal Musiala against Stuttgart, a recovery from his hip problem in time for the trip to Barcelona would boost Bayern's chances. Aleksandar Pavlović will definitely miss out after sustaining a broken collarbone in the win over Stuttgart. That may well give summer signing João Palhinha the chance to impress in holding midfield. 

Former Bayern coach Flick's tenure at Barcelona has got off to a good start, with a 2-1 loss in Monaco and a 4-2 defeat to Osasuna in September being the only hiccups in a season in which they have won all of their remaining 10 matches. Munich strike legend Lewandowski appears to have returned to the peak of his powers too, with 12 goals in 10 LaLiga matches so far and a brace in the 5-0 win over Young Boys on the second Champions League matchday. The injury to former Borussia Mönchengladbach goalkeeper and German number one Marc-André ter Stegen has been a blow, while Lamine Yamal - the teen sensation who starred in this summer's Euros in Germany - is among the list of Golden Boy nominees that includes Bayern's Pavlović and Mathys Tel.

Watch: Kane hat-trick as Bayern breeze past Stuttgart

Match stats

• Thomas Müller has eight goals and two assists in his nine Champions League encounters with Barca. No other player who hasn't played in Spain has scored so many goals against the Catalans.
• Bayern have won 11 of their 15 meetings with Barcelona, losing just two.
• Barcelona have failed to win any of their previous seven meetings with Bundesliga opposition, losing six. That includes defeats in the last three on home soil.
• Bayern have lost just five of their last 36 Champions League away matches, although they have been beaten in the past two.
• Ex-Munich head coach Flick boasts the best win percentage (81.9 per cent) of any Bayern boss in history, winning seven trophies during a 19-month spell.
• Lewandowski is second on Bayern's all-time scoring chart with 344 goals. He is yet to find the back of the net in two games for his current club against his previous employers.

Probable teams

Bayern: Neuer (c) - Guerreiro, Kim, Upamecano, Davies - Kimmich, Palhinha - Olise, Müller, Gnabry - Kane
Out: Boey (knee), Pavlović (collar), Stanišić (knee)
Doubtful: Ito (ankle), Musiala (hip)
Coach: Vincent Kompany

Barcelona: Peña - Koundé, Cubarsi, Martínez, Balde - Casadó, Pedri (c), De Jong - Lamine, Lewandowski, Raphinha
Out: Ter Stegen (cruciate ligament), Torres (thigh), Bernal (cruciate ligament), Christensen (achilles), Araújo (hamstring)
Doubt: -
Coach: Hansi Flick

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