Barcelona will play Roma on Wednesday night as both teams get their Champions League campaigns started. Lionel Messi and co. will be looking to become the first team in 26 years to retain the Champions League trophy (and it's old equivalent), and they will want to commence things with a solid win. Tonight's game has a start time of 7.45 p.m. BST (2.45 p.m. ET) and can be watched online through live stream via the link below.
Barcelona will be favorites to win this year's competition, although they will understand how difficult it is, and what a long path stands before them, to retain their title.
Luis Enrique, the Barcelona boss, has boasted this week that Messi is the best football player ever. Tonight will be Messi's 100th Champions League game, and Enrique has been full of praise for his top player ahead of the game.
"Messi isn't just the best player in the world, he's the best the game has ever seen," said Enrique.
With Messi in their team, Barca fans will have hope that their team can become the first side since the 1990 AC Milan team to win consecutive titles in Europe's top cup competition.
Tonight will also see Enrique visit his old team, and that is sure to make for an emotional return for the man who managed them in 2011 and 2012. He has insisted that Barca are not favorites for this year's title, and says that all 32 teams start as equals.
Enrique has said, "The goal of winning a second consecutive Champions League does not bring added pressure. We'll try to do it but it's not pressure - quite the opposite. When the ball starts to move there are no champions and no favorites but 32 teams who want to win the title."
Tonight's big Champions League game between Barcelona and Roma has a schedule start time of 7.45 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.
