Bayern Munich team news and expected lineup ahead of Benfica clash

Bayern Munich are enjoying a good run of form in the last couple of weeks. The Bavarian club has won three games in a row after the brutal 4-1 defeat against FC Barcelona. Bayern find themselves in a spot of bother in the Champions League due to two consecutive defeats against Barcelona and Aston Villa.

Die Roten will look to maintain their recent impressive form when they host Benfica on matchday four of the Champions League. A victory on Wednesday will help Bayern to bring their Champions League campaign back on track.

Bayern should aim to finish in the top eight of the Champions League even though they are currently 23rd in the points table. They need to win most of their remaining five games in the group stage to finish in the top eight.

Benfica are in a much healthier state than Bayern. The Portuguese club is 13th in the points table after winning two of their three games in Europe this season. They can climb further up in the points table by getting a positive result on Wednesday.

Courtesy of three consecutive games, Bayern have several players in good form. However, Josip Stanišić, Sacha Boey, Hiroki Ito, and Aleksandar Pavlović will miss the clash against Benfica. Ito has suffered a setback and underwent surgery this week. He will have to wait for the first competitive game for Bayern. Boey has started training with the team, but this game comes too soon for him.

Kompany has a good selection dilemma for the clash against Benfica. Let us look at the possible starting lineup for Die Roten on Wednesday.