Road to victory for FC Bayern in the Champions League
The Champions League, as we have seen so far this season, has been a bit more of a struggle for Bayern. They have managed to lose two of their four games so far, only earning six out of a possible 12 points. They are, as of now, sitting in the 17th spot in the standings. Bayern Munich, who seem to be a contender for winning the tournament nearly every season, had been in a bit of a lull when they lost to Aston Villa by a goal and then 4-1 to FC Barcelona. This came after winning the first game 9-2 and before beating Benfica by a singular goal. Their coming fixtures may offer some reprieve though, as they will face a struggling PSG side at Allianz Arena after the international break, followed by Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, and Slovan Bratislava.
They most certainly are not out of contention to win the Champions League by any stretch of the imagination, but this team has made everybody wonder if they aren't built for European glory this season. In my opinion, Bayern are still somewhat finding their feet and tend to start a bit slower in this competition, so the losses they have accumulated will not define the measure of how deep they will go in the tournament. If anything, I think that they will kick into their next gear when they face PSG and start cruising from there.
Road to victory for FC Bayern in the DFB Pokal?
This competition may be the most difficult of the three to predict for FC Bayern. They are in the round of 16 already, which is very good. The issue with this, however, is that they will now face the team that stole the most recent Bundesliga title away from them- Bayer Leverkusen. After that, it just depends on which team can show up in must-win games and continue to not show weaknesses. This competition is knockout style, and it is incredibly unforgiving of any mistakes. The best-case scenario is for Bayern Munich to win against Bayer Leverkusen and then hope that Red Bull Leipzig or Eintracht Frankfurt don't make a deep run.