Bayern Munich’s seven-game winning streak ended in Saturday’s 1- 1 draw against Borussia Dortmund. The injury to Harry Kane, arguably the only irreplaceable player in the team’s squad, was far more consequential than that. In any case, the Bavarians must keep going, given that on Tuesday evening they face a knockout match in the Round of 16 of the German DFB Pokal against last season’s cup winners Bayer Leverkusen. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the game.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs Bayer Leverkusen
How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
Bayern began that Dortmund match as follows: Manuel Neuer started in goal. Konrad Laimer and Alphonso Davies played as full-backs. Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano were the centre-halves.
Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich played in the holding midfield, whilst Leroy Sané, Jamal Musiala, Mathys Tel and Kane were the attacking quartet.
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The only change coach Vincent Kompany made compared to the previous match was a surprising one, as he decided to bench Kingsley Coman in favour of Tel.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
As mentioned above, the seven-game winning streak without conceding a single goal is now history. Bayern dropped points due in large part to the fact that they missed several clear scoring opportunities. The absence of Kane certainly did not help the situation.
In his pre-match press conference, Kompany admitted that it is impossible to fully replace the English striker’s quality like-for-like. However, he stressed that there are several options in terms of who could play up front, despite the fact that there is no other number nine in the first-team squad.
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Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso is unbeaten against the club he ended his playing career with, winning two encounters and drawing the other two. That has to change if Bayern are to progress to the quarterfinals of the Cup.
Having to play the game without a real striker doesn’t make it any easier. If they succeed, however, it could give the team a significant boost going into the last few matches before the winter break. It will be interesting to see how Kompany approaches the dilemma both in terms of tactics and personnel.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
Apart from Kane, the team must continue to do without Hiroki Ito, Josip Stanisic, Joao Palhinha, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Sven Ulreich.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs Bayer Leverkusen
Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Musiala, Coman, Müller.
