{"id":649704,"date":"2024-12-20T06:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=649704"},"modified":"2024-12-20T06:22:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T11:22:58","slug":"bayern-munich-predicted-lineup-vs-rb-leipzig-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/20\/bayern-munich-predicted-lineup-vs-rb-leipzig-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs RB Leipzig for December 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the defeat to Mainz 05 at the weekend, Bayern Munich go into the last match of 2024 with a four-point lead ahead of second-place Bayer Leverkusen. But they face a difficult opponent in RB Leipzig. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the match.<\/p>\n<h2>Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup vs RB Leipzig<\/h2>\n<h3>How Bayern Munich Have Lined Up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>After some matches with record numbers of changes compared to the previous lineup, coach Vincent Kompany went back to making minor tweaks last time out. In the Mainz match, he had his side start as follows: Daniel Peretz was in goal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/09\/greatest-bayern-munich-goalkeepers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Insane Professional\u2019: The Three Greatest Bayern Munich Goalkeepers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The back four consisted of Konrad Laimer, Kim Min-jae Eric Dier, and Raphael Guerreiro. The holding midfield duo was Aleksandar Pavlovic playing alongside Joshua Kimmich. Meanwhile, Michael Olise and Leroy San\u00e9 played on the wings, as Thomas M\u00fcller and Jamal Musiala began up front again.<\/p>\n<p>As we mentioned above, Kompany went back to just changing the lineup where necessary, rather than making wholesale alterations, as he had done more recently. He made two switches compared to the previous encounter, bringing in Dier and Pavlovic for Dayot Upamecano and Leon Goretzka respectively.<\/p>\n<h3>Bayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>The team\u2019s last four encounters ended in two wins and two losses. For Bayern\u2019s lofty standards, this shows inconsistency. However, the number of injuries to key players made that situation virtually unavoidable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/15\/fifa-club-world-cup-bayern-munich\/\" target=\"_self\">The FIFA Club World Cup: Pros and Cons for Bayern Munich<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kompany stated over and over that Harry Kane for example is simply irreplaceable the side. Now that the number nine seems to be back, Bayern will probably return to their familiar 4-2-3-1 formation, which should give the team a major boost.<\/p>\n<h3>Bayern Munich Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking of injuries, the Bavarians still have many problems in that department. Even though Kompany mentioned in his <a href=\"https:\/\/fcbayern.com\/de\/news\/2024\/12\/ticker-pressetalk-des-fc-bayern-vor-dem-heimspiel-gegen-rb-leipzig\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press conference<\/a> that Kane, Alphonso Davies, and Serge Gnabry would return to the squad for this matchup, that still means that Bayern will be without Manuel Neuer, Sven Ulreich, Joao Palhinha, Kingsley Coman, Josip Stanisic and the newly injured Sacha Boey.<\/p>\n<h3>Bayern Munich Predicted Lineup Vs RB Leipzig<\/h3>\n<p>Peretz, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Pavlovic, Olise, Musiala, San\u00e9, Kane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the defeat to Mainz 05 at the weekend, Bayern Munich go into the last match of 2024 with a four-point lead ahead of second-place Bayer Leverkusen. But they face a difficult opponent in RB Leipzig. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the match. 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