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January 19, 2013 2:30 PM GMT
Allianz-Arena — München
Referee:‬ M. Schmidt‎
Attendance:‬ 71000‎
 
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61′ Mario Mandzukic
 

Bayern Munich-Greuther Furth Preview: League leaders return to action in local derby

Jupp Heynckes' side restart their assault on the Bundesliga by hosting their bottom-of-the-table Bavarian rivals on Saturday

By Enis Koylu

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BAYERN MUNICH
Manchester United
Neuer
Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba
Martinez, Schweinsteiger
Muller, Kroos, Ribery
Gomez
GREUTHER FURTH
 West Ham
Hesl
Zimmermann, Kleine, Sobiech, Baba
Nehrig, Furstner
Klaus, Zillner, Stieber
Nothe

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has a near-full squad to pick from as he prepares for his final 17 games in the Bundesliga. The only notable absence is Holger Badstuber, who is out for the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Franck Ribery missed training earlier in the week, but will be fine to start, while Arjen Robben is ready to play once more having recovered from a muscle injury which troubled him in the first half of the season.

Meanwhile, Greuther Furth will without several players. Issa Ndoye (ankle), Michael Hefele (foot), Heinrich Schmidtgal (knee), Edgar Prib and Sebastian Tyrala (ACL) are all injured, while skipper Megrim Mavraj is suspended.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Bayern Munich overcame Greuther Furth at the Allianz Arena 6-2 in the quarter-final of the 2009-10 DFB-Pokal, with Thomas Muller, Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery and Philipp Lahm all finding the target.
  • The Roten's final game before the winter break was also a Bavarian derby - a 2-0 win over Augsburg in the the third round of the DFB-Pokal.
  • It was announced on Wednesday that Jupp Heynckes (pictured, right) would be calling time on his third spell in charge at Bayern. He has won two Bundesliga titles and three cups with Bayern.
  • Greuther Furth have lost all three of their matches against Bayern in history, including a 3-0 home loss on the opening day of the season.
  • Midfielder Stephan Furstner spent 11 years in Munich, making one Bundesliga appearance in the 2006-07 season.
  • Furth have not won any of their last 15 games - their most recent Bundesliga triumph coming at Mainz on matchday two in August.

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1. Bundesliga ‎(GER1)‎ Jan 19, 2013 FC Bayern München 2 - Greuther Fürth 0
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Last Five Matches
FC Bayern München
May 18, 2013Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 - FC Bayern München 4GER1
May 11, 2013FC Bayern München 3 - FC Augsburg 0GER1
May 4, 2013Borussia Dortmund 1 - FC Bayern München 1GER1
May 1, 2013FC Barcelona 0 - FC Bayern München 3UCL
Apr 27, 2013FC Bayern München 1 - SC Freiburg 0GER1
Greuther Fürth
May 18, 2013FC Augsburg 3 - Greuther Fürth 1GER1
May 11, 2013Greuther Fürth 1 - SC Freiburg 2GER1
May 4, 2013VfB Stuttgart 0 - Greuther Fürth 2GER1
Apr 26, 2013Greuther Fürth 2 - Hannover 96 3GER1
Apr 21, 2013Nürnberg 0 - Greuther Fürth 1GER1
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Manuel NeuerGoalkeeper
4DanteDefender
5Daniel Van BuytenDefender
21Philipp LahmDefender
7Franck RibéryMidfielder
20Javi MartínezMidfielder
27D. AlabaMidfielder
31Bastian SchweinsteigerMidfielder
39Toni KroosMidfielder
9Mario MandzukicStriker
25Thomas MüllerStriker
22Tom StarkeGoalkeeper
13RafinhaMidfielder
17Jerome BoatengDefender
10Arjen RobbenMidfielder
11Xherdan ShaqiriMidfielder
44Anatoliy TymoshchukMidfielder
33Mario GomezStriker
1Wolfgang HeslGoalkeeper
2Lasse SobiechDefender
18Abdul Rahman BabaDefender
19Thomas KleineDefender
2Matthias ZimmermannDefender
8Stephan FürstnerMidfielder
13Milorad PekovicMidfielder
16Zoltan StieberMidfielder
22Thanos PetsosMidfielder
23Sercan SararerMidfielder
9Christopher NötheStriker
26Max GrünGoalkeeper
17Thomas PledlMidfielder
21Robert ZillnerMidfielder
-Ilir AzemiMidfielder
36Felix KlausStriker
11Gerald AsamoahStriker
-Jung-Bin ParkStriker
Players to Watch
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 10
Games Goals YC RC
16 5 0 0
One Bayern player with a point to prove in 2013 is certainly Arjen Robben. Last year was a difficult one for him, having flopped in big moments, but he will certainly be eager to prove to doubters wrong. Having missed the majority of the season so far, he may not start, but will be anxious to make an impact from the bench.
Wolfgang Hesl
Wolfgang Hesl
Position: Goalkeeper
Squad Number: 1
Games Goals YC RC
17 0 0 0
There are few places that Bundesliga goalkeepers will dread visiting more than the Allianz Arena, particularly when you are second choice for your club. Furth's leaky defence could leave Wolfgang Hesl with a hefty task, but should they claim the unlikeliest of points, he will become an instant hero.
Prediction
These two teams could hardly be further apart ahead of Saturday's meeting. While Bayern have swept aside almost every opponent in their path, Furth have managed a solitary victory this season. On the opening day of the campaign, Jupp Heynckes' side recorded a straightforward victory, and they must be backed to do the same on home soil.
Editor's Prediction
Bayern 5
Greuther Furth 0
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