Bayern Munich have their sights on an eighth straight Bundesliga title
The time is now for Bayern Munich to put the icing on the cake in what could be another massively successful season. As they play Monchengladbach on Saturday afternoon, this match has a lot riding for Bayern to continue their incredible momentum.
With a win over Monchengladbach, Bayern Munich will win their eighth straight Bundesliga title at home. If this were to happen, it wouldn’t have been possible without everything coach Hansi Flick has done to turn the team around into contenders again when they needed it most. The turnover that Bayern had was remarkable as they were finally able to put everything together under Flick’s inspirational leadership.
If Bayern are to continue their winning ways, it’ll be thanks to other players stepping up when the ir name is called. Unfortunately, they’ll be without star player Lewandowski as in their last win, he picked up a fifth yellow card and will be unavailable for this match.
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Bayern Munich News
Bayern will be without some of their star players in this match against Monchengladbach. Lewandowski and Thomas Muller are unavailable due to yellow cards as even Serge Gnabry is likely not going to play due to an injury suffered in practice.
Thiago Alcantara will also miss this game due to having groin surgery to begin the rehab process now rather than later.
As per Goal.com, Bayern have recently activated Jamal Musiala to the first-team squad due to not having their top scorers in this match. It’s a great opportunity for the 17-year-old to prove his worth and begin what should be a productive football career.
Earlier in the year, Borussia Dortmund were threatening Bayern in the standings with how dominant they were but have fizzled out in recent matches. Bayern Munich are seven points ahead of Borussia Dortmund and don’t have much to worry about to seal their destiny on Saturday.
Predicted Lineups
As per Bundesliga.com, here are the predicted lineups for the Bayern Munich vs Monchengladbach match:
Bayern
Neuer (c) – Pavard, Boateng, Alaba, Davies – Kimmich, Martinez – Coman, Goretzka, Perisic – Zirkzee
Out: Coutinho (ankle), Lewandowski (suspended), Müller (suspended), Süle (match fitness), Tolisso (ankle), Thiago (groin)
Doubtful: Cuisance (stomach bug), Gnabry (back), Mai (ankle)
Coach: Hansi Flick
Monchengladbach
Gladbach: Sommer – Lainer, Ginter, Elvedi, Bensebaini – Hofmann, Kramer, Neuhaus – Stindl (c) – Embolo, Thuram
Out: Plea (suspended), Strobl (hamstring), Zakaria (knee)
Doubtful: None
Coach: Marco Rose
Head to Head Record
Bayern Munich lead the series 13-7 over Monchengladbach.
Recent Form
Bayern have won their last 12 games and have played fundamental football. Monchengladbach are recently coming off an 0-1 loss to SC Freiburg and are looking to bounce back in this match even though the odds are stacked against them.
Prediction
Expect to see Bayern do what they do best and with so much to play for when it comes to winning another Bundesliga title, they will undoubtedly get the job done. Even without some of their household names in the lineup, Bayern Munich will beat Monchengladbach 3-1.