After a difficult March international break, in which Bayern Munich had to endure season-ending injuries to two key players in its backline, it is nonetheless time to focus on the daily business at hand. In the case of the Bavarians, that now means a match at home to FC St. Pauli on Saturday. Victory there would be all the more important, now that the German record champions have failed to beat two relegation-threatened sides in back-to-back Bundesliga games. Last Word on Football brings you our Bayern Munich predicted lineup for the St. Pauli match.<\/p>\n
Bayern started the last game before the break as follows: Jonas Urbig was in goal. Meanwhile, the backline consisted of Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Eric Dier, and Alphonso Davies. Leon Goretzka played in the holding midfield role alongside Joshua Kimmich. Last but not least, Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry, and Harry Kane made up the front four.<\/p>\n
Read More:<\/strong> How the Congested Fixture List Affects Bayern Munich<\/a><\/p>\n That means that coach Vincent Kompany changed his starting 11 in three positions compared to the previous encounter, by bringing in Stanisic, Dier, and Gnabry for Konrad Laimer, Kim Min-jae, and Kingsley Coman.<\/p>\n The Bavarians have started to struggle a bit in this most crucial part of the season. With only one point from their last two Bundesliga encounters, Bayer Leverkusen are starting to see an opportunity to defend their league title, due to Bayern\u2019s bad run of form.<\/p>\n As of this writing, the gap between the top two German sides is six points, but Leverkusen could cut that in half by winning against VfL Bochum on Friday night.<\/p>\n Read More:<\/strong> The FIFA Club World Cup: Pros and Cons for Bayern Munich<\/a><\/p>\nBayern Munich Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n