In the last Champions League game of the year, FC Bayern welcomes Sporting Lisbon to the Allianz Arena. How does Vincent Kompany set up?
Update from December 8th, 7:50 p.m.: For coach Vincent Kompany there are some personnel questions on the sixth CL matchday, which the coach answered himself at the press conference. Alphonso Davies could – if the game allows it – make his comeback after a break of almost nine months. Manuel Neuer is definitely returning to goal. Aleksandar Pavlovic is also available.
First report – It’s happening in quick succession! For the FC Bayern There’s no time to take a breather so close to Christmas. On Saturday, coach Vincent Kompany’s team scored the goal VfB Stuttgart with 5:0 from their stadium and thus bagged the winter championship. Now it’s already on Tuesday (6.45 p.m.) in the Champions League further.
Bayern line-up: Neuer and Kane return to the starting line-up
At the end of the year, Sporting Lisbon will be a guest in the premier class. After Kompany rested some stars in the league, Harry Kane & Co. could return to the starting line-up. The top English striker scored a hat-trick as a joker on Saturday. Nevertheless, Kompany will logically let him start again against the Portuguese.
He is also expected to return to the starting line-up Manuel Neuer. Like Kane against Stuttgart, the captain also got a break after four games in eleven days. Representative Jonas Urbig convinced and won a special duel. Nevertheless, the youngster will be back on the bench against Sporting.
You should also find the usual staff in the back four. “Alpen Zidane” is called Konrad Laimer on the right, Jonathan Tah and Dayot Upamecano in the center and Josip Stanisic on the left. Minjae Kim and Tom Bischof are rotating out again. The partner of is also likely to be in midfield Joshua Kimmich Aleksandar Pavlović will be called again, as there were no new injuries over the weekend.
Bitter for Leon Goretzkawho was allowed to play against VfB from the start, but was unable to convince them much. What will be really interesting is how Kompany lines up his offensive three-man line. Michael Olise is placed on the right wing, but who starts at number 10 – and who replaces Luis Diaz on the left?
The Colombian is still missing because of his red card against PSG, but at least his ban was recently reduced from three to two games by UEFA. Diaz will be eligible to play again in the new year. But he will for the Sporting game Serge Gnabry substitute. He was completely spared at the weekend, which means Kompany obviously had a clear plan for the DFB star.
Expected Bayern line-up against Sporting:
Neuer – Laimer, Tah, Upamecano, Stanisic – Kimmich, Pavlovic – Olise, Karl, Gnabry – Kane
Gnabry should be fully rested for the last CL game! Youngster Lennart Karl also had a break at the weekend, but came into the game after an hour together with Kane and Pavlovic. The 17-year-old should be in the starting line-up for the third time in a row in the Champions League. (smk)
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