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August 13, 2011 9:30 AM EDT
VOLKSWAGEN ARENA — Wolfsburg
Referee:‬ K. Kircher‎
Attendance:‬ 30000‎
 
 
Luiz Gustavo Dias 90+1′

Bundesliga Preview: Wolfsburg - Bayern Munich

The Bavarians travel to Lower Saxony to meet former coach Felix Magath and will be looking to bounce back following an opening day defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach.

By Clark Whitney

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Wolfsburg (4-2-3-1)

Benaglio; Hasebe, Kjaer, Russ, Schafer; Ochs, Trasch, Josue, Salihamidzic; Helmes, Mandzukic

Felix Magath is set to have a nearly full squad on hand, with only long-term absentees Arne Friedrich and Thomas Kahlenberg, as well as the dropped Diego, unavailable from his first-team squad.

Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1)

Neuer; Rafinha, Boateng, Badstuber, Lahm; Gustavo, Schweinsteiger; Robben, Muller, Ribery; Gomez

Franck Ribery is fit once more and tipped to start, although should he be unable play the full 90 minutes, Toni Kroos will be on hand to deputize. The fitness of Arjen Robben is also in question. The Dutchman complained of back problems, which were confirmed by coach Jupp Heynckes. The only confirmed absentee from Jupp Heynckes' squad is Breno, who is not yet fully fit.


 DID YOU KNOW?
 
  • Wolfsburg has only enjoyed one win in its last 10 competitive matches against Bayern (two draws, seven defeats).
  • The Wolves' last win against Bayern was an emphatic one, though. In April 2009 the they beat the Munich-based side 5-1 at home.
  • Felix Magath's men have won four of their last five league games (one defeat).
  • Bayern Munich has only lost one of its last 10 Bundesliga games (seven wins, two draws), not allowing opponents more than one goal in any of these fixtures.
  • The Allianz Arena outfit has only won one of its last six Bundesliga outings at Wolfsburg (three draws, two defeats).
  • If the Bavarians lose this weekend, the German record champions would start the new campaign with two defeats for the first time in Bundesliga history.

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1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎ Jan 28, 2012 Bayern 2 - Wolfsburg 0
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Last Five Matches
Wolfsburg
May 18, 2013Eintracht 2 - Wolfsburg 2GER1
May 11, 2013Wolfsburg 3 - Borussia Dortmund 3GER1
May 5, 2013Hamburger 1 - Wolfsburg 1GER1
Apr 27, 2013Wolfsburg 3 - Mönchengladbach 1GER1
Apr 20, 2013Werder Bremen 0 - Wolfsburg 3GER1
Bayern
May 18, 2013Mönchengladbach 3 - Bayern 4GER1
May 11, 2013Bayern 3 - FC Augsburg 0GER1
May 4, 2013Borussia Dortmund 1 - Bayern 1GER1
May 1, 2013Barcelona 0 - Bayern 3UCL
Apr 27, 2013Bayern 1 - Freiburg 0GER1
Odds
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Available Squads
1Diego BenaglioGoalkeeper
40Simon KjaerDefender
23Marco RussDefender
4Marcel SchäferDefender
13Makoto HasebeMidfielder
7JosueMidfielder
15Christian TräschMidfielder
-Hasan SalihamidzicMidfielder
2Patrick OchsMidfielder
9Mario MandzukicStriker
33Patrick HelmesStriker
35Marwin HitzGoalkeeper
17Alexander MadlungDefender
39Michael SchulzeDefender
7Koo Ja-CheolMidfielder
25Sebastian SchindzielorzMidfielder
21Ashkan DejagahStriker
39Srdjan LakicStriker
1Manuel NeuerGoalkeeper
13RafinhaMidfielder
17Jerome BoatengDefender
28Holger BadstuberDefender
21Philipp LahmDefender
7Franck RibéryMidfielder
39Toni KroosMidfielder
31Bastian SchweinsteigerMidfielder
30Luiz Gustavo DiasMidfielder
33Mario GomezStriker
25Thomas MüllerStriker
22Hans-Jörg ButtGoalkeeper
5Daniel Van BuytenDefender
33Takashi UsamiMidfielder
44Anatoliy TymoshchukMidfielder
27D. AlabaMidfielder
23Danijel PranjicMidfielder
11Ivica OlicStriker
Players to Watch
Patrick Helmes
Patrick Helmes
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 33
Games Goals YC RC
4 0 1 0
Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer
Position: Goalkeeper
Squad Number: 1
Games Goals YC RC
31 0 2 0
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