Union Berlin will purpose to change into the second facet in seven days to spring a shock on Bayern Munich after they host the runaway Bundesliga leaders on Saturday.
Steffen Baumgart’s 14th-placed facet are two locations and 6 factors above Bochum, who occupy the ultimate relegation play-off place however grew to become the primary crew in virtually a 12 months to win at Bayern within the league with a shock 3-2 win final Saturday.
“We’re enjoying in opposition to probably the greatest groups in Europe,” Baumgart mentioned after Bayern accomplished a 5-0 combination win over reigning German champions Bayer Leverkusen within the Champions League spherical of 16 on Tuesday.
“You want a fully prime efficiency, and even you then may not win. However firstly it’s about what we will do, what we will get out of this recreation – which is a giant problem.”
101GreatGoals.com has you coated for the line-ups, crew information and confirmed beginning sides from Union v Bayern Munich.
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— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) March 15, 2025
Union Berlin lineup v Bayern Munich
Defensive midfielder Aljoscha Kemlein has not performed since January and is out for Union after having foot surgical procedure.
Fellow Germany youth worldwide Oluwaseun Ogbemudia can also be absent with a foot challenge sustained by the 18-year-old, whereas Danish left-winger Robert Skov has a knee damage.
Union have a decent dwelling file of 4 wins and 4 defeats from 12 league video games this season, though three of these losses have come since Baumgart changed Bo Svensson on December 30.
Die Eisernen have been unpredictable below the steering of their former ahead, dropping in opposition to relegation rivals St Pauli and Holstein Kiel however holding sixth-placed Leipzig and beating third-placed Mainz and, final Sunday, fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt away.
Union Berlin beginning XI: Ronnow, Doekhi, Querfeld, Leite, Trimmel, Schafer, Khedira, Haberer, Juranovic, Jeong, Ilic
Subs: Klaus, Rothe, Roussillon, Vogt, Tousart, Benes, Skarke, Ljubicic, Hollerbach
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— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) March 15, 2025
Bayern lineup v Union Berlin
Centre-backs Tarek Buchmann (shoulder) and Kim Min-jae (Achilles) and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (calf) are sidelined for Bayern.
In midfield, Joao Palhinha is serving a one-game suspension for a straight pink card at Bochum and Aleksandar Pavlovic is sick.
Germany worldwide Joshua Kimmich, who has featured for 57 minutes of Bayern’s final three league video games, introduced on Thursday that he has prolonged his contract till June 2029.
Bayern’s second league defeat of the season means they’re eight factors above second-placed Leverkusen with 9 video games remaining, in addition to sitting 35 factors above Union.
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— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) March 15, 2025
“We all know their high quality and wish our greatest efficiency,” Roten supervisor Vincent Kompany mentioned of Union. “They’re a crew who reside for particular moments.
“They’ve an attention-grabbing method of shifting the ball at first of a section. They go straight to the strikers or the midfielders, who then go for the second balls. They’re little moments of chaos that may deliver power – specifically in dwelling video games.”
Bayern received 3-0 when the groups met on the Allianz Enviornment on November 2, Kingsley Coman scoring in between two Harry Kane targets.
Bayern Munich beginning XI: Urbig, Stanisic, Upamecano, Dier, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Olise, Musiala, Gnabry, Kane
Subs: Ulreich, Peretz, Guerreiro, Ito, Boey, Laimer, Muller, Vidovic, Sane