Despite the fact that Bayern Munich won the game against 1. FC Heidenheim on Saturday, there was little reason to celebrate. The Bavarians are once again running out of healthy players in the squad. Before the crucial Champions League matchup against Ukrainian title holders Shakhtar Donetsk, key players Alphonso Davies and Kingsley Coman suffered muscular injuries. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the game.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs Shakhtar Donetsk
How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently
The team started the domestic league game on the weekend as follows: Daniel Peretz was in goal. Meanwhile, the backline consisted of Sacha Boey, the centre halves Kim Min-jae, and Dayot Upamecano, along with Davies.
Aleksandar Pavlovic played in midfield with Joshua Kimmich, while the attacking quartet was made up of Michael Olise, Raphael Guerreiro, Leroy Sané, and Thomas Müller.
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Coach Vincent Kompany made five changes to his previous starting 11. That number was unusually high for him, though some of them were forced on the Bayern boss. Peretz, Pavlovic, Boey, Guerreiro and Müller all came in for Manuel Neuer, Leon Goretzka, Konrad Laimer, Coman as well as Jamal Musiala.
Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics
Bayern have won eight of their last 10 encounters in all competitions, drawing one and losing the other. However, in the last three matches alone, they each had a win, a draw, and a loss. In terms of tactics, the team have generally played in a 4-2-4 formation since the injury to Harry Kane. That will likely stay the same until the national team captain returns to action.
Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider
As noted above, injuries have decimated the squad. Neuer will likely miss this one as well since he missed the final training session ahead of the game. The same goes for the trio with long-term injuries, namely Hiroki Ito, Josip Stanisic along with Joao Palhinha.
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We have already mentioned Davies, Coman as well as Kane. They are also still joined by Serge Gnabry. To make matters worse, Mathys Tel has come down with an illness, which he may or may not recover from in time for the game.
Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Peretz, Boey, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Olise, Sané, Müller, Musiala.
