The Munich team is in top form for the Champions League match in Lisbon. In the parallel game, the pointless FC Barcelona trembles.
Due to the pandemic, the Munich Oktoberfest, which traditionally takes place in September (when else ?!), is also canceled this year. But there is still FC Bayern.
With his recent appearances, the German record champion ensures that there is still a festive mood in Munich in October. In the league, the immediate pursuer from Leverkusen was humiliated at 5: 1 on Sunday, in the current Champions League Julian Nagelsmann's team is still completely flawless: two games, two wins, goal difference 8: 0. On Wednesday, the undefeated Benfica squad will be waiting in Lisbon.
Possibly with a starting eleven debutant Marcel Sabitzer. Because the sick Leon Goretzka and Alphonso Davies (“signs of fatigue”) are not available. Sabitzer as Goretzka representative is an “option,” said coach Julian Nagelsmann. “I also have a very offensive option in mind.”
“I expect a specifically Portuguese team that like to have the ball. It's about confirming the good football we played against Leverkusen, ”said Nagelsmann. Thomas Müller could reach the 50-goal mark in the Champions League with one goal as the eighth player and first German.
Bayern have particularly fond memories of the venue: In August 2020, Munich celebrated the Champions League victory in the Estádio da Luz with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain. A few days earlier there was an intoxicating 8-2 win against FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals.
When they met again this September at the start of the group stage, the Catalans also had nothing to gain – FC Bayern won 3-0.
The situation in Barcelona has been correspondingly uncomfortable since then. In the Champions League you are still without points and therefore condemned to win on Wednesday at home against Dinamo Kiev. The Austrian Yusuf Demir should be back on the bench at Barcelona. It is a trend-setting week for the club, as the Clásico against Real Madrid is on Sunday.
