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August 25, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
Trolli ARENA — Fürth
Referee:‬ P. Gagelmann‎
Attendance:‬ 18000‎
 
 
Thomas Müller 43′
 
Mario Mandzukic 59′
 
Thomas Kleine 79′ (OG)

Bundesliga Preview: Greuther Furth - Bayern Munich

Last season's runner-up make the short trip to the Trolli Arena to face its neighbor, which is competing in its first ever top-flight game in the league's modern format.

By Enis Koylu

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  PROBABLE LINEUPS

GREUTHER FURTH

Grun
Nerhig, Kleine, Marvaj, Schmidtgal
Sararer, Furstner, Tyrala, Mikkelsen
Asamoah, Nothe
BAYERN MUNICH

Neuer
Lahm, Boateng, Badstuber, Can
Kroos, Gustavo
Robben, Muller, Shaqiri
Mandzukic

Greuther Furth got its season under way in disastrous fashion last week, crashing to a 2-0 defeat to third-tier Kickers Offenbach in the DFB-Pokal with two men being sent off. Coach Mike Buskens is set to make one change as he prepares for the visit of the Bundesliga's most successful club.

Edgar Prib was one of the players to receive his marching orders in the Sparda Bank Hessen Stadion, and could be replaced by Heinrich Schmidtgal on the left-hand side of a four-man defense. The other change could see former Kaiserslautern midfielder Athanasios Petsos step in for Sebastian Tyrala to make his Bundesliga debut for his new side.

Midfielder Robert Zillner is set to miss out with a knee problem, as is defender Kevin Kraus, while striker Frank Ohandza is a long-term absentee with a broken leg. Gerald Asamoah and Christopher Nothe will lead the line, with Sercan Sararer, who turned down a move to Turkey this summer, slotting in on the right of midfield.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich is still without a number of players as it gets its league campaign started. Fullbacks Rafinha (ankle), David Alaba (foot) and Diego Contento (foot) remain sidelined, meaning that young midfielder Emre Can will continue as a makeshift left back alongside more experienced defenders Philipp Lahm, Jerome Boateng and Holger Badstuber.

In midfield, Bastian Schweinsteiger is still struggling for fitness after sustaining a preseason ankle injury, and is likely to continue on the bench, with Toni Kroos filling his berth next to Luiz Gustavo in front of the defense. Of the usual triumvirate behind the striker, Franck Ribery has been taken sick during the week, meaning that Xherdan Shaqiri may start on the left wing.

Mario Mandzukic will continue up front after scoring three goals in his first two games since joining the club from Wolfsburg this summer as Mario Gomez continues his recovery from ankle surgery.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • This contest will be Greuther Furth's first game in the top flight since the modern Bundesliga's inception in 1963.
  • However, the Bavarian minnow had won three national championships, in 1914, 1926 and 1929, before the change in format.
  • Wolfgang Hesl, Lasse Sobiech, Zoltan Stieber, Baba Rahman, Athanasios Petsos, Baye Fall and Tobias Mikkelsen are all line to make their Bundesliga debuts for Furth.
  • The last time these two sides met was in the 2009-10 DFB-Pokal quarterfinal. Louis van Gaal's Bayern cruised to a 6-2 victory en route to winning the competition, with Thomas Muller (pictured) scoring twice.
  • Xherdan Shaqiri netted his first goal for his new club in last weekend's 4-0 drubbing of another Bavarian team, Jahn Regensburg. He is set to make his first start since his summer move from Basel.
  • The last time Die Roten went three seasons without winning a Bundesliga title was between 1990-91 and 1992-93. They pipped Kaiserslautern to the 1994 title by a mere point.

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28Holger BadstuberDefender
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30Luiz Gustavo DiasMidfielder
39Toni KroosMidfielder
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