Bayern Munich will face their first real test of the season when they welcome last year's runners up Wolfsburg to Allianz Arena on Tuesday night. Both teams are unbeaten in the league so far but Bayern lead Wolfsburg by four points. The German first division is expected to be more competitive than ever this season and both clubs would not want to drop points here.
Bayern Munich have their confidence on sky high levels after winning all their league games and also thrashing Olympiacos 3-0 in the Champions league. Bayern's main weapon will undoubtedly be Douglas Costa and the Brazilian winger already has seven assists to his name in just five league games. Bayern have a very deep squad and they have a lot of players to rotate and change their game if required. New signings from Juventus, Vidal and Coman broke their duck last week and look set to kick on their season.
Bayern will be without Robben, Ribery, Badstuber and Mehdi Benatia with all four of them out injured. But there is welcome news for the champions as Javi Martinez has returned to training following his injury lay off. Pep is unlikely to start Gotze though - the midfielder now without a Bundesliga goal in 16 games.
Wolfsburg on the other hand know that they do not need to fear the Bavarians like they used to do a couple of years back. Wolfsburg beat Bayern 4-1 in their last league clash in January before beating them on penalties again this August in the Super Cup final. All eyes will be on Dante as he returns to Allianz Arena for the first time following his move to Wolfsburg this summer.
There has been some uneasiness surrounding the situation of Bas Dost though. The striker who was an integral part of Wolfsburg's league run last season, was not happy when he was substituted off against CSKA Moscow and has been behaving poorly in training ever since. Dost scored two goals in their 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin despite not starting the match, but Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking is reportedly not happy with the striker. Wolfsburg has some fitness issues over Luiz Gustavo and Vierinha as well.
Kevin De Bruyne's departure will be a big miss for Wolfsburg and they will miss the Belgian's ability to play in such big games. Wolfsburg has strengthened their team this summer but they have always found Allianz Arena a tough place to go to. Ultimately, Bayern's supremacy will tell and we can't see an upset on the cards.
Predicted score: Bayern Munich 2-0 Wolfsburg
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Bayern will be without Robben, Ribery, Badstuber and Mehdi Benatia with all four of them out injured. But there is welcome news for the champions as Javi Martinez has returned to training following his injury lay off. Pep is unlikely to start Gotze though - the midfielder now without a Bundesliga goal in 16 games.
Wolfsburg on the other hand know that they do not need to fear the Bavarians like they used to do a couple of years back. Wolfsburg beat Bayern 4-1 in their last league clash in January before beating them on penalties again this August in the Super Cup final. All eyes will be on Dante as he returns to Allianz Arena for the first time following his move to Wolfsburg this summer.
There has been some uneasiness surrounding the situation of Bas Dost though. The striker who was an integral part of Wolfsburg's league run last season, was not happy when he was substituted off against CSKA Moscow and has been behaving poorly in training ever since. Dost scored two goals in their 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin despite not starting the match, but Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking is reportedly not happy with the striker. Wolfsburg has some fitness issues over Luiz Gustavo and Vierinha as well.
Kevin De Bruyne's departure will be a big miss for Wolfsburg and they will miss the Belgian's ability to play in such big games. Wolfsburg has strengthened their team this summer but they have always found Allianz Arena a tough place to go to. Ultimately, Bayern's supremacy will tell and we can't see an upset on the cards.
Predicted score: Bayern Munich 2-0 Wolfsburg
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