Borussia Dortmund visit Allianz Arena to play the 10th round of fixtures of the German Bundesliga 2014/15 season against Bayern Munich.
Bayern are currently in 1st position with 21 points while their opponents for this weekend, Borussia Dortmund are in 15th position with 7 points. Bayern have a chance to increase the lead against the title contenders while Borussia Dortmund can kick start the comeback with a win over their fierce rivals.
In the last six meetings between these sides, both the teams have managed equal wins. The most recent encounter between the sides was in 2014 when the teams met in German Super Cup. Dortmund won the Super Cup with goals in each half from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
Team News:
Bastian Schweinsteiger and Holger Badstuber are both out injured and will miss this crunch tie along with Thiago Alacantra who is set to be out till next season. Goalkeeping duo Jose Pepe Reina and Tom Starke are also out injured along with Spain International Javi Martinez. Arjen Robben is a huge doubt, but in case he fails to start, Franck Ribery will start in attacking midfielder. Dante might be forced to start in bench with Benatia preferred to start.
Marian Sarr and Nuri Sahin are out injured and will miss tis all important clash. Jakub Blaszczykowski is not fit and will not play any part in the match. Sokratis might be pushed wide in defense to leave place for Neven Subotic in the center of defense. Sven Bender and Ilkay Gundogan will start in defensive midfield.
Probable Starting Lineup:
Bayern Munich:
Formation: 3-4-2-1
Manuel Neuer: Medhi Benatia, Jerome Boateng, David Alaba: Juan Bernat, Xabi Alonso, Phillip Lahm, Rafinha: Mario Gotze, Arjen Robben: Robert Lewandowski
Borussia Dortmund:
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Roman Weidenfeller: Lukasz Piszczek, Neven Subotic, Mats Hummels, Sokratis Papasthopopoulus: Ilkay Gundogan, Sven Bender: Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Shinji Kagawa, Marco Reus: Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
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