Bayern Munich vs Salzburg: Bayern Munich hope to use home advantage when they face Salzburg in the 2nd leg of their Round of 16 UCL match on Tuesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Bayern Munich vs Salzburg
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Date: Wednesday 9th March, 2022
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Bayern Munich head into this after a 1-1 draw against Leverkusen at home in the Bundesliga on the weekend.
Süle broke the deadlock for the hosts before an own goal from Müller levelled matters and stayed the same for Leverkusen to eke out a point against the league leaders.
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The Bavarian side is still on top of the table despite the dropped points but have their lead cut down to 9 points.
On the other hand, Salzburg continued their dominant run with a 4-0 win over Altach in their Bundesliga encounter on the weekend.
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Adamu, Wöber, Sucic and Adeyemi found the net for the Austrian side to ensure Salzburg extend their lead at the top to 18 points with 55 points from 22 matches.
In the 1st leg of the Round of 16 back home, Salzburg drew 1-1 with Adamu and Coman scoring for either side.
With no away goals in the Champions League knockouts, there can only be a qualifier to the Quarter-finals via a straight win.
Hence, there is all to play for both teams in this mammoth clash.
Form Guide
Bayern Munich: DWWDL
Salzburg: WDWDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Bayern 1-1 Leverkusen
Salzburg 4-0 Altach
Most points won from the last 10 league matches in Europe’s top five leagues:
Arsenal – 25 points
Manchester City – 25 points
Barcelona – 24 points
Liverpool – 23 points
Bayern Munich – 22 points
Juventus – 22 points
OGC Nice – 22 points#afc pic.twitter.com/2YE7ZKSWDG— afcstuff (@afcstuff) March 7, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Bayern Munich vs Salzburg in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 1.
Team News
Davies, Tolisso and Goretzka remain out for Bayern Munich due to injury concerns.
Vallci, Sesko, Okoh, Okafor, Koita, Diakite and Solet are ruled out for the visitors due to injuries while Onguéné is out due to illness.
Wir sehen uns morgen! #FCBSAL #UCL pic.twitter.com/9Ok44hqLCA
— FC Red Bull Salzburg (@RedBullSalzburg) March 7, 2022
Bayern Munich possible 11: Â
Ulreich, Pavard, Süle, Upamecano, Hernandez, Kimmich, Musiala, Gnabry, Müller, Sané and Lewandowski
Salzburg possible 11:
Köhn, Ulmer, Wöber, Piatkowski, Kristensen, Capaldo, Camara, Seiwald, Aaronson, Adamu and Adeyemi
Prediction: Bayern Munich 2-1 Salzburg
At home, Bayern Munich has been a dominant force and with their qualification hopes on the line, we see a fiery performance from them.
Salzburg need to get their act together as an early goal can ruin all plans for the remaining time of the clash.
It should be a keenly contest clash but we see Bayern Munich winning it and securing qualification.
Players to watch out for: Gnabry, Lewandowski, Adeyemi and Adamu.