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Bundesliga | Gameweek 16
Dec 18, 2019 at 7.30pm UK
 
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How Bayern Munich could line up against Freiburg

Sports Mole looks at how Bayern Munich could line up ahead of their Bundesliga clash with Freiburg.

Bayern Munich will be hoping to play themselves into form with another win as they look to get their Bundesliga title defence back on track after a shaky start to their domestic campaign.

The reigning champions visit Freiburg after a 6-1 demolition of Werder Bremen last time out that will give them confidence as they claw away at a six-point gap between them and league leaders RB Leipzig.

Bayern also qualified from their Champions League group with a 100% win record for the first time in their history and will face Chelsea in their first knockout game of the tournament.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how Bayern could line up for Wednesday's showdown.



Possible BAY XI vs. FRE

Out: Lucas Hernandez (ankle), Niklas Sule (knee), Fiete Arp (wrist)
Doubtful: Kingsley Coman (knee), Mickael Cuisance (ankle), Corentin Tolisso (thigh), Javi Martinez (muscle)

Bayern interim boss Hansi Flick is still missing several key names at the back, but he has no fresh injury concerns and is likely to name a similar side to the one that blew Werder Bremen away last time out.

Manuel Neuer will keep his place between the sticks, with the impressive Alphonso Davies also likely to retain his place at left-back after several strong showings.

The Canadian's presence at full-back means that David Alaba will likely be pushed into a central role, while Jerome Boateng could be dropped after his spat with Joshua Kimmich, meaning that the latter could slot in at right-back and allow Benjamin Pavard to partner the Austrian at the heart of defence as was the case in the second half against Werder Bremen.

In midfield, Leon Goretzka could drop into a deeper role alongside Thiago, allowing hat-trick hero Philippe Coutinho to play in his preferred position ahead of the pair.

Ivan Perisic, who was introduced at half-time for Boateng, could keep his spot on the left, with he and Serge Gnabry on the right flanking the deadly Robert Lewandowski up front.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen30255075205580
2Bayern MunichBayern30213687375066
3Stuttgart30203768363263
4RB Leipzig30185769343559
5Borussia DortmundDortmund30169558352357
6Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt30111274640645
7Freiburg30117124253-1140
8Augsburg30109114849-139
9Hoffenheim30116135360-739
10Heidenheim30810124352-934
11Werder Bremen3097143850-1234
12Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach30710135360-731
13Wolfsburg3087153550-1531
14Union BerlinUnion Berlin3085172650-2429
15Mainz 05Mainz30512133148-1727
16VfL BochumVfL Bochum30512133460-2627
17FC Koln30410162353-3022
18SV Darmstadt 98Darmstadt3038193072-4217


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