Kick-off on 19.09.23 22:00.

In the previous season, Barcelona failed to advance to the knockout stage for the second consecutive year, finishing in third place in the group stage with seven points. The Royal Club are returning to the most prestigious European competition after sixty-six years since their debut. In the fourth round of the qualifying stage, the Reds left behind the Greek side AEK (1-0, 2-1). This will only be the third time in the club's history that the superstars have participated in the group stage of an international tournament, following the 2020/21 and 2021/22 Europa League campaigns.

Watch the Barcelona vs. Antwerp match online. The opponents crossed paths in the second round of the 1965/66 Fairs Cup, with Barcelona advancing (1-2, 2-0). The Blaugrana will play in the group stage of the Champions League for the twentieth consecutive time, with the club only failing to progress to the knockout stage in two previous seasons. The Spanish champions also faced a Belgian representative in the 2002/03 competition when they recorded two wins against Club Brugge at the same stage (3-2, 1-0). Additionally, Barcelona clashed with Lierse in the preliminary round of the 1960/61 Cup Winners' Cup (2-0, 3-0). Winger Felix, on loan from Atlético, stated that Barcelona aim to win trophies, including the Champions League. Watch the Barcelona vs. Antwerp match online.

In the summer of 2022, Antwerp couldn't even pass the qualifying rounds of the Conference League, losing to Başakşehir in the final round (1-3, 1-1). Their long-awaited championship win in the domestic league and a successful showdown with AEK Athens allowed the royal club to enter the group stage of the most prestigious European competition. After their duel with Barcelona in the Fairs Cup, Antwerp have not faced Spanish teams. In the 1964/65 Fairs Cup, the Superstars were eliminated by Bilbao (0-1, 0-2), and in their debut Champions League campaign in 1957/58, they bid farewell to their trophy dreams by losing to Real Madrid (1-2, 0-6). Watch the Barcelona vs. Antwerp match online.