Last year’s Champions League finalists will host Spanish side Valencia in a Group F tie at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, September 19. Bayern Munich and Valencia have been drawn into Group F of the Champions League with the likes
of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lille-OSC-c39800 and BATE Borisov.
The hosts will be playing their first European game after the loss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo’s
side.
Bayern Munich
Jupp Heynckes side suffered their second Champions League final defeat in the last three years last season and are willing to turn the tables this time around. The team was second in three competitions last year and have not won
the league for two years now.
The disappointments last season led the German giants to a summer spree as they signed some world-class players in the form of Mario Mandzukic, Xherdan Shaqiri, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dante-c10236 and Javi Martinez. Now, the side wants to achieve domestic,
as well as, European success at the end of the campaign.
Valencia
The Orange finished third in the Spanish La Liga last season behind the likes of Real Madrid and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.
The team has, however, started the current season on a slow note, securing just five points from the four games played. They have won once, drawn twice and have lost one fixture thus far in the league.
Team News
The home side will be without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xherdan-Shaqiri-c37074, who has been impressive this far this season, will replace the Dutchman for the European clash. New signing Javi
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gustavo-c15404.
Expected Line-up: Neuer, Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Badstuber, Martinez, Schweinsteiger, Shaqiri, Muller, Ribery, Mandzukic
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Albelda-c10417 and Ever Banega, who are both long-term absentees.
Expected Line-up: Alves, Pereira, Rami, Ruiz, Cissokho, Parejo, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonas-c18967, Viera, Soldado
Players to watch
Mario Mandzukic will be the player to watch out for the home side. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881 has been in stunning form for Bayern this season as he has scored five times for the side in four appearances in all competitions. The
attacker is expected to be the biggest threat for the Valencia defence in the game.
Roberto Soldado has been Valencia’s prime goalscorer in the last two seasons. The attacker is expected to be amongst the goals again this season and the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 international certainly has the potential to worry an already shaky
Bayern defence.
Prediction
The hosts will be at the advantage as they have been playing some great football of late. The Reds have three wins from three games already in the Bundesliga whereas Valencia have not had the best of starts this season.
Jupp Heynckes’ side should win the game considering the sensational form they have been in recently. But http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367’s performance will play a huge role in the fixture.
Verdict: Bayern Munich 2-1 Valencia
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