After an emphatic 6-1 win at the weekend, Bayern Munich are on top of the Bundesliga table again. They now look to take that momentum into the Champions League, where they face off against Croatian record champions Dinamo Zagreb in their first match of the new look league phase campaign. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the game.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs Dinamo Zagreb
How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
Bayern began the game against Kiel at the weekend as follows: Manuel Neuer was in goal. Sacha Boey and Raphael Guerreiro took up their positions on the flanks of the back four. Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano played in the centre of the defence.
Joshua Kimmich joined Joao Palhinha in the holding midfield positions, as Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, Kingsley Coman, and Harry Kane made up the front four.
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Compared to the last game before the international break, coach Vincent Kompany made three changes to the lineup, bringing in Boey, Palhinha, and Coman for Aleksandar Pavlovic, Mathys Tel, and Michael Olise. He also changed the 3-4-2-1 formation back to Bayern’s traditional 4-2-3-1.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
The team have won their opening three Bundesliga matches for the first time in years and have also advanced to the second round of the domestic cup. Even the dominance that was somewhat lacking in the previous games, was clearly there against Kiel, so that not even Bayern’s harshest critics had much to complain about so far.
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In terms of tactics, the plan to dominate Kiel from the start worked perfectly. It is to be expected that Dinamo will not make it so easy for the Bavarians. The 4-0 halftime lead at the weekend gave Kompany a chance to rest players early, so that not many changes will be necessary for the starting lineup this time around. The 4-2-3-1 formation will likely also stay.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
While Josip Stanisic, Hiroki Ito, and backup keeper Daniel Peretz still remain out, Boey will also miss the match due to injury.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs Dinamo Zagreb
Neuer, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Olise, Musiala, Gnabry, Kane.