The meeting between Bayern Munich and Manchester United is one of the most notable matchups that will take place in the opening match of the group stage of the Champions League for the current season.
At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich will host Manchester United. Photo: an overall view of Opta
This year’s Champions League competition is being held throughout Europe, and Group H features four teams: Galatasaray, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, and Copenhagen. It should come as no surprise that the team that won the Bundesliga is seen as superior and possesses the most potential to advance from this group.
Even if they are not yet playing at their best level, the “Gray Tigers” remain unbeaten in the Bundesliga with a record of 3 victories and 1 draw, which has them in second place. In the most recent game, Bayern was playing Leverkusen when they allowed their opponents tie the score in the nick of time. This resulted in an awful loss for Bayern.
After acquiring striker Harry Kane from Tottenham, Bayern Munich’s offense has been doing extremely well since the player’s arrival. It is an impressive feat to score 11 goals in just four matches in the Bundesliga. Because of this, matches involving the “Gray Tigers” almost always have a high goal total—5/7 of their most recent encounters had more than 3 goals.
Bayern Munich’s attack is still very formidable at this time. Photo: AFP
Due to the fact that the Bundesliga representative has won their last five meetings against Man United, the confrontation history is entirely weighted in their favor. In light of this, Thomas Tuchel and his team should have little trouble achieving their goal of three points in this competition.
On the opposite side of the front line, Manchester United is now dealing with a number of issues, both on and off the field. The “Red Devils” dressing room was in disarray after their disastrous performance in round 5 of the Premier League, in which they lost to Brighton by a score of 1-3.
After the first five rounds of the Premier League, the Old Trafford club only has two victories to show for its efforts so far. Therefore, the fact that Erik ten Hag’s army is required to put up effort in the Champions League at the moment is a challenging obstacle.
While Manchester United’s offense isn’t quite as crisp as it once was, the team’s defense is in considerably worse shape. After the first five rounds of the Premier League, they have only managed to score 6 goals while allowing 10 goals against them.
Man United is collapsing after a series of poor results. Photo: AFP
Determine the starting lineup.
Manuel Neuer, the goalkeeper for Bayern Munich, has not returned to action since breaking his leg in a skiing accident in December of last year. The starting position will remain with Sven Ulreich, since Joshua Kimmich, Dayot Upamecano, and Jamal Musiala are all well enough to participate in the game from the beginning.
The injuries sustained by Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, and Tyrell Malacia have dealt a severe blow to the defensive capabilities of Man United. While this is going on, Antony and Jadon Sancho, who are both working in attack, do not know when they will be returning for a variety of reasons.
Mason Mount and Sofyan Amrabat, both of whom joined Manchester United this summer but have been sidelined with injuries, are also questionable for the match.
Expected Bayern Munich lineup : Ulreich, Mazraoui, Upamecano, Kim Min-Jae, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Sane, Musiala, Gnabry, Harry Kane.
Expected lineup of Man United : Onana, Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Reguilon, Eriksen, Casemiro, Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund.