Bayern Munich will face Lazio in the second leg of the Champions League pre-quarter at Allianz Arena at 8:00 p.m. Bayern lost the first leg 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Currently, Bayern are going through a tough situation. Tuchel’s future will be decided in this match. Bayern only won 1 game out of the last 5 games. Even though it was a bad time, the Bayern fans think Bayern will bounce back and qualify for the quarterfinals.
On the other side, apart from a 1-0 lead, Lazio hasn’t had a great result in the last few games. They are currently in 9th place in the Serie A table. Maurizio Sarri will believe their team can do the same at the Stadio Olimpico.
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Sacha Boey and Noussair Mazraoui are both training with the ball again following their hamstring injuries, but they still miss out alongside Kingsley Coman (MCL), Tarek Buchmann (muscular) and Bouna Sarr (ACL).
Dayot Upamecano is suspended following his red card in the first leg. Leroy Sane is set to feature again following his groin issue, but Tuchel says they will have to wait and see whether they include Serge Gnabry in the squad following his muscular injury.
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Lazio are unable to count on Patric, who is suffering from an ankle injury, and Nicolo Rovella, who is dealing with inflammation of his pubic bone, reducing Sarriβs options a little. The rest of the squad is fully fit and available for the match.
Captain Ciro Immobile is expected to lead the line up front, with Valentin Castellanos available on the bench as a back-up option.
Talking Points
– Lazio have never won an away UEFA Champions League match in Germany in four attempts.
– Bayern MΓΌnchen suffered a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of this UEFA Champions League tie against Lazio but the Germans have only gone out as early as the Last 16 in one of their last 12 seasons in the competition.
– Across all major European competitions, Lazio have progressed from 12 of their last 13 knockout ties when winning the first leg.
– Bayern MΓΌnchen have been eliminated from each of their last seven UEFA Champions League ties when they have lost the first leg, and 11 out of 14 overall.
H2H
Bayern : 2 wins
Lazio : 1 win
Recent form
Bayern: LLLWD
Lazio: WLWLL
Predicted Lineups
Bayern : Neuer; Mazraoui, de Ligt, Kim, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; SanΓ©, Muller, Musiala; Kane.
Lazio : Provedel; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Hysaj; Guendouzi, Vecino, Luis Alberto; Felipe Anderson, Immobile, Zaccagni.