After consolidating their lead at the top of the German Bundesliga table at the weekend, Bayern Munich hope to finally bring that good form into the Champions League, where they have struggled so far this season. The Bavarians face Benfica on Wednesday evening, as Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the match.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs Benfica
How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
Bayern began their convincing 3-0 win over Union Berlin as follows: Manuel Neuer was in goal. Raphael Guerreiro and Alphonso Davies took up their positions on the flanks of the back four. Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano played in the centre of the defence. Joao Palhinha joined Joshua Kimmich in the holding midfield positions, as Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane made up the front four.
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That means that coach Vincent Kompany made four changes to the previous lineup in the German Cup match against Mainz 05. Upamecano, Guerreiro, Olise and Coman came in for Eric Dier, Konrad Laimer, Leroy Sané and Serge Gnabry.
Those four changes from one competitive match to the next are a record high for Kompany this season. But they did not break the team’s momentum, instead they had their intended effect of refreshing the squad.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
The team have been on a good run of form since their last Champions League outing, which ended in the 4-1 debacle in Barcelona. Bayern have won the subsequent three games, two of which were in the Bundesliga and the other was in the domestic cup 5-0, 4-0, and 3-0 respectively. The question is whether they can continue this positive sequence of results at the Champions League stage, where have lost the last two matches.
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Tactically, it all comes down to whether or not Benfica will be able to take advantage of Bayern’s high-pressing game the way that Barcelona and Aston Villa have done. The Bavarians will hopefully have learnt from those defeats and will adjust their tactics accordingly. This Benfica game is a must-win encounter for Bayern.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
Hiroki Ito, Sacha Boey, Josip Stanisic and Aleksandar Pavlovic are still out injured for this one. But there is hope for a quick return for Boey, who participated in some parts of Monday’s team training.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs Benfica
Neuer, Guerreiro, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Palhinha, Olise, Musiala, Sané, Kane.
