Six-time European Cup winners Bayern Munich start their 2024/25 Champions League campaign with a very winnable home fixture against Dinamo Zagreb at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.
The German giants last won the tournament in 2020.
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Bayern Recent Form
Bayern have made an emphatic start to the new campaign under Vincent Kompany.
They started with a comfortable 4-0 away victory in the German Cup against Ulm then followed that with three straight wins in the Bundesliga versus Wolfsburg, Freiburg and Kiel.
They put six past Kiel at the weekend, with Harry Kane scoring a hat-trick.
Bayern Injury News
Josip Stanisic, Tarek Buchmann and Hiroki Ito are out for Bayern, but Leroy Sane did make a return from injury at the weekend.
Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Mathys Tel and Michael Olise are all competing for places in the final third alongside surefire starters Kane and Jamal Musiala.
It was Coman and Gnabry who started at the weekend.
Last Bayern Lineup
Here’s how Bayern lined up against Kiel.
Dinamo Zagreb Recent Form
Dinamo made a goos start to their domestic season with four victories in a row, but that start has been derailed by two games without a win.
At the weekend, they suffered a big loss in the Eternal Derby against arch-rivals Hajduk, who won 1-0.
Dinamo had to qualify for the Champions League league phase and did so after beating Qarabag over two legs
Dinamo Zagreb Injury News
Sadegh Moharrami and Mauro Petkovic haven’t played for Dinamo this season and are still a while away from returns from a cruciate ligament and knee injury respectively.
Last Dinamo Zagreb Lineup
Here’s how Dinamo lined up against Hajduk.
Bayern Munich – Player To Watch
Harry Kane received plenty of criticism for his performances for England at the Euros, but he has shook off the negativity to start the new season superbly for Bayern. He scored a hat-trick at the weekend and also netted a double for England versus Finland.
Dinamo Zagreb – Player To Watch
Sandro Kulenovic has five…
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Author : editors@footballcritic.com (Martin Macdonald)
Publish date : 2024-09-16 11:10:02
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