The scoreless draw against Bayer Leverkusen at the weekend in which the Bavarians simply parked the bus for 90 minutes, was not the Bayern Munich way. Nonetheless, it got the job done and kept Xabi Alonso’s side eight points behind the German record champions. Now Bayern focus on the Champions League again, where they must defend a narrow 2-1 lead against Celtic in order to reach the Round of 16. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the match.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs Celtic
How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
In Leverkusen, Bayern started as follows: Manuel Neuer was in goal. Konrad Laimer and Hiroki Ito played on either flank of the back four, as Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae were the centre-back duo. The holding midfielders were Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic.
The front four included Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman, and Harry Kane.
That meant that coach Vincent Kompany made several changes to his starting 11. Ito made his first start for the Bavarians in a competitive match, after having spent some six months on the sidelines with various injuries. He came in for Raphael Guerreiro, as Kim returned to the lineup for Eric Dier.
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In midfield, Pavlovic came in for Leon Goretzka, as Coman played on the left wing for Leroy Sané. Now that Kompany has most of his players available to him, he will naturally be able to rotate his squad more than he could at the beginning of the season.
He will likely make full use of that between Bundesliga and Champions League matches.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
The team’s five-game winning streak ended with the 0-0 draw in Leverkusen, but the way the Bavarians defended their goal with passion and frustrated their opponents made it feel like a win. The feeling around the club is therefore quite good. That said, failure against Celtic is not an option.
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Tactically, Bayern will continue to go with a 4-2-3-1 formation, but it will be far more offensive-minded and high-pressing than it was at the weekend. It is difficult to imagine that the team would spend so much time defending in a home game, even with the narrow lead from the first leg.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
Assuming that there will be no new injuries in the team’s final training session on Monday, merely Daniel Peretz and Alphonso Davies will remain out.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs Celtic
Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Musiala, Sané, Kane.
