Bayern Munich vs Atletico Madrid - Champions League 2016-17
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Tuesday, December 06 2016 - 20:45 CET
Referee: C. Turpin
Referee: C. Turpin
Bayern Munich team crumbled to a 3-2 defeat by Russian minnows FC Rostov on
matchday five, to leave them 2nd in the group with a six point gap
between them and group winners Atletico, despite taking the lead just
after the half-hour mark through Douglas Costa.. Their Bundesliga
campaign has been a bit disappointing so far. Despite their 3-1 win over
Mainz on Friday they remain three points adrift of surprising leaders
RB Leipzig.
Kingsley Coman suffered a knee injury amd will miss the rest of the season but Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery started last time out and are fully fit as well as David Alaba, who recovered from injury. Captain Phillip Lahm was handed center-midfielder responsibility against Mainz and will probably retain that role. In defense, Mats Hummels and Javi Martinez will form the central pair.
Kingsley Coman suffered a knee injury amd will miss the rest of the season but Arjen Robben and Frank Ribery started last time out and are fully fit as well as David Alaba, who recovered from injury. Captain Phillip Lahm was handed center-midfielder responsibility against Mainz and will probably retain that role. In defense, Mats Hummels and Javi Martinez will form the central pair.
Atletico team have won their 5 group games so far and are guaranteed
to finish top of proceedings, probably giving them an easier draw in the
next round of the competition. Domestically, they are currently 4th in
La Liga BBVA table, 9 points below arch rivals Real Madrid team after a goalless
draw against Espanyol at the weekend.
Diego Simeone tinkered with the team and formation at the weekend but he will restore his best XI for this clash. In a 4-3-3 starting line-up, the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco will spearhead the attack while veterans Koke, Tiago and Gabi are expected to play in the middle of the park. Midfielder Augusto Fernandez and attacking duo Torres and Alessio Cerci are all injured for this one.
Diego Simeone tinkered with the team and formation at the weekend but he will restore his best XI for this clash. In a 4-3-3 starting line-up, the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco will spearhead the attack while veterans Koke, Tiago and Gabi are expected to play in the middle of the park. Midfielder Augusto Fernandez and attacking duo Torres and Alessio Cerci are all injured for this one.
Probable lineups:
Bayern Munich: Neuer – Rafinha, J. Boateng, Badstuber, J. Bernat – Vidal, Xabi Alonso, R. Sanches – Robben, T. Muller, D.Costa.
Atletico Madrid: Moya – Vrsaljko, Savic, Gimenez, Lucas – Saul Niguez, Gabi, Gaitan, Carrasco – Correa, Gameiro.
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