UEFA Champions League Preview: Bayern Munich vs. Manchester City
Bayern Munich will face Manchester City in a UEFA Champions League Group-A clash at Allianz Arena. Both sides will meet in Europe for the first time and the result would be vital in determining which side will qualify for the knock-out
stage of the tournament.
The Munich giants currently lead the Group with three points after their 2-0 win against Spanish side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 FC, the other teams in the group, played a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium
in Manchester and are ranked second and third respectively.
Bayern Munich
The Bavarian giants are in sensational form this season and are currently top of the standings table in the Bundesliga with 18 points from the seven games played with six wins. They are widely being regarded as one of the favourites
to win the Champions League this season considering their immaculate recent form.
Jupp Heynckes’ side is yet to taste defeat since the 1-0 loss at home to Borussia Monchengladbach on the opening day and have won nine straight games after that. The even better achievement is that they have only conceded one goal
in all competitions this season which was again against Monchengladbach in August.
Manchester City
The Blue half of Manchester is off to a flying start in the English Premier League and is matching their city rivals in every aspect in this campaign. They are level on points with Manchester United at 16 points and occupy the
second place only on goal difference.
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Bayern Munich
The former European champions will welcome the return of Mario Gomez, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Van-Buyten-c10095 for the fixture as Jerome Boateng is all set to face his former club.
Manchester City
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandar-Kolarov-c4475 at the Allianz Arena considering
his brilliant recent form.
Players to watch
Mario Gomez
The German international has recently returned from injury and has started the season brilliantly. The striker has scored 10 goals from 10 games and has been sensational as Bayern been amongst the goals. He will be expected to
carry on with the form and score in front of the home fans to make it two wins out of two for the home side.
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The former Atletico Madrid striker has been one of the buys of the summer for Manchester City and has had a stunning impact on the English Premier League. He has scored eight times in seven games so far and also accumulated two
assists in the process.
Prediction
The Munich giants have been in terrific form this season both defensively and offensively. They have conceded only one goal on the last ten games and are the favourites to down the cash-rich Manchester side in the fixture. Bayern
are expected to win the clash 2-0 and put in an impressive performance.
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