Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for their Bundesliga Matchday 12 game vs.1. FC Koln. It is an encounter between second place and the team second from bottom.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs. 1. FC Koln
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How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
Last time out against 1. FC Heidenheim, Bayern began with Manuel Neuer in goal, as Noussair Mazraoui and Bouna Sarr were the outside backs. Meanwhile, Dayot Upamecano played centre-back alongside Kim Min-jae.
Konrad Laimer joined Aleksandar Pavlovic as the holding midfield pairing. Finally, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané, and Harry Kane made up the front four.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
They return from the international break in very good form. They remain unbeaten in Bundesliga and Champions League play with their only two draws coming against top-four opposition, namely league leaders Leverkusen and RB Leipzig. The team have largely yet to dominate opponents, but they are getting results, which is more than we could say of them last spring when coach Thomas Tuchel first took over.
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Back then, the Bavarians regularly crumbled under the slightest bit of resistance. In that sense, the team have progressed under Tuchel, despite a variety of critics in the German press claiming otherwise. 4-2-3-1 remains the side’s formation of choice.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
As the coach pointed out in his pre-match press conference, the players mostly made it through the international break without further injuries. Only Raphael Guerreiro is in slight doubt due to a sore muscle. Other than that, Matthijs de Ligt is out and Jamal Musiala still remains sidelined from injuries suffered before the break. However, Tuchel also blasted the scheduling of a Bayern game on Friday evening after so many of his players just returned from international duty, saying that that scheduling wasn’t done in the interest of the players.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs. 1. FC Koln
Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Coman, Müller, Sané ,Kane.
