BATE vs Barcelona

FC BATE Borisov and FC Barcelona faced each other in the UEFA Champions League group stage action at Borisov Arena on 20 October. Although all the bets were placed on a victory of Barca who put out a strong roster for the game in Belarus except for injured Lionel Messi, the interest in the game was big. Borisov Arena gathered 13,000 spectators and Belarusian football fans enjoyed a good game despite BATE’s defeat 0-2. The game in Borisov was refereed by Manuel De Sousa of Portugal. Details of the game are here.

The Group E standings are as follows: Barcelona – 7 points (5-2 goal difference), Bayer Leverkusen – 4 (9-7), BATE Borisov – 3 (4-8), and Roma – 2 (7-8).