Although it is nothing major, Bayern Munich go into their last game of the season with still a little bit to play for. The Bavarians need a victory, to ensure a second-place Bundesliga finish ahead of VfB Stuttgart. If as is expected, Bayer Leverkusen win the German Cup, the second-place finisher in the league qualifies for a place in the German Super Cup. In said last game, they face TSG Hoffenheim. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the match.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs TSG Hoffenheim
How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
The German record champions faced major selection problems in last week’s encounter with VfL Wolfsburg. Those issues have gotten worse ahead of the final match of the season, as we will get to later on.
The Bavarians started with Manuel Neuer in goal. Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies began on the flanks, while Min-jae Kim as well as Dayot Upamecano played in the centre-back positions. Leon Goretzka and Aleksandar Pavlovic played in the holding midfield roles. Lastly, the front four were completely new with Bryan Zaragoza, Thomas Müller, the 19-year-old starting debutant Lovro Zvonarek along with Mathys Tel.
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That means that coach Thomas Tuchel made a grand total of eight changes, compared to the side that lost the Champions League semifinal in Madrid. Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Goretzka, Zaragoza, Müller, Zvonarek and Tel replaced Eric Dier, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, Konrad Laimer, Leroy Sané, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
The team’s recent form has been all over the map, with five wins, two draws and three defeats in the last 10 encounters in all competitions.
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Tactically, the attacking 4-2-3-1 has been the way to go for much of the season.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
Tuchel named a list full of players, when asked during the pre-match press conference about who would miss the Hoffenheim match because of injury. That sums up the main curse of this season for Bayern, along with the fact that Leverkusen simply refused to lose as the coach put it.
Now to the list: Kane, Sané, as well as Musiala are out, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is out due to illness. Kim was injured in the last match. Kingsley Coman is injured as well. Sacha Boey is fit, but away due to a personal matter, while Raphael Guerreiro and Serge Gnabry are still sidelined too.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs TSG Hoffenheim
Neuer, Kimmich, de Ligt, Dier, Davies, Pavlovic, Laimer, Zvonarek, Müller, Zaragoza, Tel.
