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Played
November 8, 2012 1:15 AM IST
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee: O. Hațegan
Attendance: 68000
November 8, 2012 1:15 AM IST
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee: O. Hațegan
Attendance: 68000
Bayern Munich - Lille Preview: Bavarians have sensational home record
Jupp Heynckes' side broke a bad string of away results in France a fortnight ago, and will be hoping to strengthen their grip in the knockout stage on Wednesday
By Enis Koylu
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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BAYERN
 Neuer Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba Martinez, Schweinsteiger Muller, Kroos, Ribery Pizarro |
LILLE
 Landreau Sidibe, Rozehnal, Chedjou, Beria Pedretti, Martin, Balmont Kalou, Roux, Payet |
Bayern Munich can be expected to name much of the same team that beat Hamburg 3-0 on Saturday. At the back, Holger Badstuber remains sidelined, allowing Dante to take his place against his former club, with David Alaba at left-back.
In midfield, Jupp Heynckes has the choice between Luiz Gustavo and Javi Martinez in midfield, having rotated the two, while Franck Ribery will start on the left wing, after making a comeback at the Imtech Arena. Up front, Claudio Pizarro is likely to start as Mario Mandzukic has a cold, while Mario Gomez is still fighting his way back to full fitness after ankle surgery in the summer.
Meanwhile, Lille will be missing several key names for the trip to the Allianz Arena. Mathieu Debuchy and Marko Basa both limped out of Saturday's 2-0 win over Evian with calf and hamstring injuries respectively.
They join Idriss Gueye (ankle), Ryan Mendes (ankle), Lucas Digne (thigh) and Adama Sourmaoro on the Grand Stade Lille Metropole treatment table. However, Rio Mavuba could return in midfield. Tulio De Melo and Nolan Roux will compete for a place up front.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Bayern Munich's win over Valencia on matchday one was their sixth straight win in all competitions. The last time they managed that many consecutive victories was 2000-01, and they went on to lift the Champions League.
- Franck Ribery (pictured, right), and Dante both spent time at Lille in their careers, but had to leave the club after finding their respective paths to the first team blocked.
- Jupp Heynckes' side are one of just two teams to beat Lille on their own turf in 11 Champions League games in France.
- Lille have never scored in Germany, and have lost all three of their fixtures away to Bundesliga sides.
- Florent Balmont has been fouled more 13 fouls, more than any other player in the competition.
- On the other hand the French side have picked up 10 bookings, the joint most in the tournament alongside Anderlecht. Lucas Digne and Benoit Pedretti are one yellow card away from a suspension.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Bayern 3-0 Lille
- 23.12 %
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Bayern 2-0 Lille
- 11.82 %
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Bayern 4-0 Lille
- 11.72 %
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | 08-Nov-2012 | Bayern 6 - Lille 1 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | 24-Oct-2012 | Lille 0 - Bayern 1 |
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Bayern
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| 18-May-2013 | Mönchengladbach 3 - Bayern 4 | GER1 |
| 11-May-2013 | Bayern 3 - FC Augsburg 0 | GER1 |
| 04-May-2013 | Borussia Dortmund 1 - Bayern 1 | GER1 |
| 02-May-2013 | Barcelona 0 - Bayern 3 | UCL |
| 27-Apr-2013 | Bayern 1 - SC Freiburg 0 | GER1 |
Lille
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| 19-May-2013 | Montpellier HSC 0 - Lille 0 | FRA1 |
| 11-May-2013 | Lille 3 - Stade de Reims 0 | FRA1 |
| 04-May-2013 | Toulouse FC 4 - Lille 2 | FRA1 |
| 27-Apr-2013 | Lille 3 - FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3 | FRA1 |
| 21-Apr-2013 | SC Bastia 1 - Lille 2 | FRA1 |
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Dante | Defender |
| 17 | Jerome Boateng | Defender |
| 21 | Philipp Lahm | Defender |
| 7 | Franck Ribéry | Midfielder |
| 20 | Javi Martínez | Midfielder |
| 10 | Arjen Robben | Midfielder |
| 27 | D. Alaba | Midfielder |
| 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Midfielder |
| 14 | Claudio Pizarro | Striker |
| 25 | Thomas Müller | Striker |
| 22 | Tom Starke | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Daniel Van Buyten | Defender |
| 13 | Rafinha | Midfielder |
| 26 | Diego Contento | Defender |
| 11 | Xherdan Shaqiri | Midfielder |
| 39 | Toni Kroos | Midfielder |
| 44 | Anatoliy Tymoshchuk | Midfielder |
| - | Mickaël Landreau | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Mathieu Debuchy | Defender |
| 14 | David Rozehnal | Defender |
| 18 | Franck Beria | Defender |
| 22 | A. Chedjou | Defender |
| 25 | Marko Basa | Defender |
| 4 | Florent Balmont | Midfielder |
| 17 | Benoit Pedretti | Midfielder |
| 7 | Dimitri Payet | Striker |
| 21 | Salomon Kalou | Striker |
| 26 | Nolan Roux | Striker |
| 1 | Steeve Elana | Goalkeeper |
| - | Djibril Sidibé | Defender |
| 21 | Laurent Bonnart | Defender |
| 14 | Marvin Martin | Midfielder |
| 24 | Rio Antonio Mavuba | Midfielder |
| 9 | De Melo | Striker |
| - | Viktor Klonaridis | Striker |
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
12 | 0 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Borussia Dortmund |
10 | 1 |
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Thomas Müller Striker FC Bayern München |
8 | 1 |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
8 | 0 |
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Burak Yılmaz Striker Galatasaray |
8 | 0 |