The Bayern Munich are heavy favorites that Slovan Bratislava can defeat on Wednesday evening, but need the results to automatically qualify for the 16 -year -old Champions League round.
Vincent Kompany’s team has overwhelmed the Champions League this season, and a 3-0 defeat against Feyenoord last week has greatly reduced their chances of the top night of the league phase table.
A place in the Knockout-Round Play-offs is safe, and you have to play two games in February to get into the last 16 if you don’t climb the top eight after the 8th matchday.
The Bundesliga leaders are exposed to a Slovan Bratislava team that still has to take a point with this competition during their first experience. The Slovak outfit has granted most of the goals in the league and simply unable to compete against the elite of the continent.
Visitors sit on the Slovak Premier League with just a few games in their domestic calendar.
Here is 90 minutes Instructions for Bayern Munich against Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League.
Bavaria Munich against Slovan Bratislava Head-A-head record
This is the first competition game between Bayern Munich and Slovan Bratislava.
Current form (all competitions)
Bayern Munich | Slovan Bratislava |
|---|---|
Freiburg 1-2 Bayern Munich – 25/01/25 | Slovan Bratislava 1-3 Stuttgart – 01/21/25 |
Feyenoord 3-0 Bayern Munich – 22/01/25 | Al-Gharafa 1-2 Slovan Bratislava-16/01/25 |
Bayern Munich 3-2 Wolfsburg – 18/01/25 | Slovan Bratislava 2-1 Dunajska Streda – 14/12/24 |
Bayern Munich 5-0 Hoffenheim – 15/01/25 | Atletico Madrid 3-1 Slovan Bratislava – 12.11.24 |
Borussia Monchengladbach 0-1 Bayern Munich – 11/01/25 | MSK Zilina 2-1 Slovan Bratislava – 07.07.24 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Discovery+, Discovery+ App, TNT Sports 7 |
United States | Paramount+ |
Canada | Dazn Canada |
Leon Goretzka gained a minor muscle injury in the victory on Saturday against Freiburg, but the German midfielder is suspended for the game on Wednesday due to the yellow card collection.
The Bavarians lost Alphonso Davies to Feyenoord for the next four to six weeks due to a thigh injury in the defeat of last week. Dayot Upamecano is also a doubt, while the Hiroki ITO summer arrival continues to be disturbed by a foot problem.
Manuel Neuer is the only leading goalkeeper that is available for the hosts because Sven Ulreich suspended and Daniel Peretz fails.
Bayern predicted the line-up against Slovan Bratislava (4-2-3-1): Newer; Laimer, Kim, Dier, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Cane.
It was a slog for visitors in their Maiden Champions League -Bow and they will end the league with a historical result on Wednesday evening.
They are supported by a clean state of health, although the experienced midfielder Juraj Kucka misses a long -term knee injury.
Former Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer could start in the heart of Back three, while Bayern Slovan’s top scorer David Strelec, Up -Top is included.
Slovan Bratislava predicted the line-up against Bavaria (3-4-3): Takac; Kashia, Wimmer, Voet; Blackman, Bajric, Savvidis, Zuberu; Mak, Marcelli, Strelec.
Bayern themselves are to blame not to be in a rosier position in the league phase table. They wasted the chance after chance in Rotterdam last week and were reversed by Feyenoord’s work at the counter.
This should be a much quieter excursion for Kompany’s side – the kind of night you have got used to in the past 15 years.
There is still a chance that they end up under the top eight, so that the hosts will win a emphatic victory against an outmatched Slovan Bratislava team.