Of the teams engaged in the German Cup this week, there was no Bayern Munich, which went out in the round of 16 with Bayer Leverkusen. The Bavarians therefore had almost a full week to prepare for their league match with Werder Bremen, which raises the curtain on the 21st day of the Bundesliga. Vincent Kompany’s team, before turning its focus back to the Champions League — next week the first leg of the play-offs for access to the round of 16 against Celtic of Scotland awaits it — has another success in its sights. It would be the fourth in a row after those with Freiburg, Slovan Bratislava and Kiel.
In the challenge with the green-and-whites, the special watcher will be the defense, which has never remained unbeaten in the last five matches. Last weekend Bayern Munich threatened to suffer a resounding comeback against Kiel at the Allianz Arena: once they went ahead by four goals, Neuer and his teammates became overly relaxed, eventually conceding three goals in the space of just over half an hour (two were scored in the second half). More generally, the Bavarians have not recorded a clean sheet since last January 15. This is despite the fact that they continue to have the best numbers defensively.
It will also be important to beat Werder to keep the gap to Bayer Leverkusen intact (the defending champions are at -6), now the only credible rival in the title fight. The green-and-whites have just broken the fast of victories that lasted since December: a goal by Bittencourt seven days ago allowed Ole Werner’s men to beat Mainz (1-0), a match that Werder even closed in ten men because of the expulsions of Stark and Friedl, both absent in Munich. Three points that reprojected the Grün-Weißen among the top eight, in full fight for Europe.
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The Prediction
Last September, Bayern Munich avenged the home defeat of January 2024 by ripping Werder Bremen 5-0 at home: it was the third consecutive time that either team in this fixture has gone scoreless. Will the trend continue in Bavaria? It cannot be ruled out, as Kompany’s team, eager to return to a clean sheet, has only conceded nine goals in front of their home crowd.
Bayern Munich-Werder Bremen
likely lineups.
BAYERN MONACO (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Stanišić, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Palhinha; Olise, Musiala, Coman; Kane.
WERDER BREMA (3-4-2-1): Zetterer; Pieper, Veljković, Jung; Weiser, Stage, Lynen, Kaboré; Schmid, Ducksch; André Silva.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-0
