The reverse fixture between these two sides at Allianz Arena last week ended 5-0 in favour of Bayern, courtesy of goals from Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Sadio Mane and Eric Choupu-Moting.
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Viktoria Plzen will host Bayern Munich in a UEFA Champions League fixture at the Doosan Arena on Wednesday night. The reverse fixture between these two sides at Allianz Arena last week ended 5-0 in favour of Bayern, courtesy of goals from Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Sadio Mane and Eric Choupu-Moting. The result helped the Bundesliga outfit to move to nine points from three games and consolidate the top spot in Group C, while Plzen are languishing at the bottom of the four-team table, yet to open their account.Â
🗣️ @J__Nagelsmann on #PLZFCB: “With twelve points, we would be well-placed to reach the knock out phase. That would give us some peace of mind, especially ahead of Sunday. This is a very important game. It’s up to us to remain relaxed as we have done in the #UCL thus far.” pic.twitter.com/DmTKk5QtnH
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) October 11, 2022
Plzen are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 win over Mlada Boleslav in a Czech first League fixture on Saturday. Ludek Pernica’s 54th-minute strike broke the deadlock before Vaclav Jamelka doubled the lead, seven minutes from time. Michel Bilek’s side are currently occupying top spot in the Czech First League standings, having collected 26 points from 10 games. Meanwhile, in the European stage, Plzen lost all of their three matches thus far, against the likes of Barcelona (5-1), Inter Milan (1-0) and Bayern Munich.Â
Bayern, on the other hand, have beaten each of their three opponents without conceding a single goal. The Bavarians began their Champions League campaign with back-to-back 2-0 wins over Inter Milan and Barcelona, before putting five goals past Plzen without reply. Meanwhile, in the domestic circuit, Julian Naglesmann’ side have been struggling, having collected 16 points from nine games to be sitting at the third position in the Bundesliag standings, four points adrift of leaders Union Berlin. Should Barcelona fail to beat Inter at Camp Nou and Bayern beat Plzen as expected, their place in the knockout stages would be secured with two matches to spare.Â
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Plzen midfielder Pavel Bucha is serving a two-match suspension and won’t be available for Wednesday’s game. Meanwhile striker Petr Pejsa is sidelined with a cruciate ligament injury. As for Bayern, Choupo-Moting is expected to spearhead the attack with Mane, Muller and Sane in support. Meanwhile, Serge Gnabry is a doubt due to a knock, while Jamal Musiala is in quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19.Â
Viktoria Plzen probable starting lineup: Tvrdon, Holik, Jemelka, Havel, Kalvach, N’Diaye, Kopic, Vlkanova, Mosquera, Chory
Bayern Munich probable starting lineup: Neuer, Kimmich, Pavard, Upamecano, Mazraoui, Goretzka, Sabitzer, Sane, Muller, Mane, Choupo-Moting
The UEFA Champions League match between Viktoria Plzen and Bayern Munich will take place at Doosan Arena on Thursday at 12:30 am IST.
| Viktoria Plzen vs Bayern Munich | Key details |
| Date | October 12 (Czech Republic) |
| Venue | Doosan Arena |
| Kickoff time in Czech Republic | 9:00 (Wednesday) |
| Kickoff time in Germany | 9:00 pm (Wednesday) |
For the football fans in India, live coverage of the UEFA Champions League matches will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, fans can live stream via Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Germany can catch the live action via the DAZN network; and Nova Sport 3Â in Czech Republic.
