As interesting and important as the last few Bayern Munich matches have been, the two encounters with Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League Round of 16 are going to be the most pivotal games for the Bavarians so far this season. It is literally a make-or-break situation for them. Failure to advance to the quarterfinals here would mean that this term was unsuccessful. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the first leg.<\/p>\n
Coach Vincent Kompany continued to rotate his squad during Friday\u2019s encounter with VfB Stuttgart. He went with the following starting 11: Manuel Neuer was in goal, as the back four consisted of Konrad Laimer, Eric Dier, Kim Min-jae, and Alphonso Davies.<\/p>\n
Read More: <\/strong>Bayern Munich Ace with \u2018Incredible Ability\u2019 Suffers Injury<\/a><\/p>\n The duo in the holding midfield positions was Joao Palhinha and Leon Goretzka. Lastly, the front four consisted of Michael Olise, Jamal\u00a0 Musiala, Leroy San\u00e9, and Harry Kane. The coach returned to a 4-2-3-1 formation due to Kane\u2019s return to a starting position up front. He made four personnel changes bringing in Davies, Goretzka, Palhinha, and the aforementioned Kane for Hiroki Ito, Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and Thomas M\u00fcller.<\/p>\n Recent results for the team have been good, particularly the emphatic wins over strong Bundesliga sides such as Stuttgart and Eintracht Frankfurt were pleasing.<\/p>\n However, the good atmosphere in the club will quickly change, should they not advance to the quarterfinals, especially to the team that denied them entry to the last eight of the German Cup as recently as December. Not to mention, of course, last season\u2019s humiliation at the hands of Leverkusen.<\/p>\nBayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n