Bayern Munich will be playing hosts to Tottenham Hotspur as both sides have advanced to next round of the UEFA Champions League. The German giants have won all five games in the ongoing Champions League season which included a 7-2 thumping at the Tottenham Stadium. However, with both Niko Kovic and Mauricio Pochettino getting the axe, one might be expected to get a tighter contest this time around. Jose Mourinho in charge of Spurs has won four games and lost one so far, while Hansi Flick will be hopeful of carrying forward the winning momentum of Bayern in the European Competition.
Match Details
Date- Thursday, December 12 | Kick-Off- 1:30 AM (IST) | Venue- 1:30 AM (IST)
Bayern Munich
Lucas Hernandez, Jann-Fiete Arp and Niklas Sule are ruled out due to injuries. Meanwhile, Michael Cuisance is also expected to be on the sidelines due to an injury which he sustained in training. However, Jerome Boateng and Corentin Tolisso who were both taken off in the 2-1 loss to Gladbach have been declared fit by the club officials. With that being said, Bayern might go for a few changes in lineup as the game is in fact a dead rubber.
Tottenham
Hugo Lloris, Erik Lamela, Michel Vorm and Ben Davies are all ruled out due to injuries for Spurs. Tanguy Ndombele and Harry Winks missed out the 5-0 win over Burnley recently and could be given further rest. Jose Mourinho is also likely to give a few youngsters the opportunity to shine. Harry Kane will not travel to Munich, which could make way for Troy Parrott to lead the line, while Oliver Skipp, Kyle Walker-Peters and Ryan Sessegnon are all probable to start.
Bayern Munich- Neuer; Davies, Alaba, Martinez, Pavard; Goretzka, Kimmich; Gnabry, Muller, Perisic; Lewandowski
Tottenham Hotspur- Gazzaniga; Walker-Peters, Foyth, Sanches, Rose; Dier, Skipp; Moura, Celso, Sessegnon; Parrott
Serge Gnabry wreaked havoc against Spurs the last time around by bagging four goals on the night. The 24-year-old has four goals and an assist from four Champions League appearances for Bayern.
Lucas Moura might have to lead by example in the absence of Harry Kane at the Allianz Arena. The Brazilian has a goal, an assist and a pass accuracy of 89% from three appearances in the European competition this season for Tottenham.
Ivan Perisic should get to start as the Croatian has made an impact whenever he’s come off the bench for Bayern Munich. Perisic has a goal and three assists from five appearances in the Champions League this season.
`19-year-old Ryan Sessegnon might thrive to the occasion while playing under lights at the Allianz. Sessegnon has made just the one appearances and has an assist to his belt in the Champions League.
With the nothing to play for in the fixture, we can expect a high scoring thriller. Although Bayern Munich will walk in as favourites in front of home support.
Goalkeeper- P Gazzaniga
Defenders- B Pavard, A Davies, K Walkers-Peters, J Foyth
Midfielders- L Goretzka, I Perisic (C), R Sessegnon, O Skipp
Forwards- T Muller, L Moura
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