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October 23, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Grand Stade Lille Métropole — Villeneuve d'Ascq
Referee:‬ M. Atkinson‎
Attendance:‬ 45259‎
 
 
Thomas Müller 20′ (PG)

Lille - Bayern Munich Preview: Bavarians looking to boost poor away record in Europe

Jupp Heynckes' side have been less than average on their travels on the Continent of late, but boast a decent record against French sides over the years

By Enis Koylu

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  PROBABLE LINEUPS
LILLE

Landreau
Beria, Basa, Chedjou, Digne
Pedretti, Balmont
Kalou, Martin, Payet
Roux
BAYERN MUNICH

Neuer
Lahm, Boateng, Badstuber, Alaba
Martinez, Schweinsteiger
Muller, Kroos, Ribery
Mandzukic

Lille boss Rudi Garcia will be without the services of Mathieu Debuchy, who was sent off during the 2-0 loss to Valencia on Matchday two.

Franck Beria will revert to right-back, with Lucas Digne slotting in on the left-hand side of defence.

Meanwhile, Idrissa Gueye is a doubt, while Rio Mavuba is out, leaving Benoit Pedretti and Florent Balmont to form a shield in front of the back four.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich will be able to welcome David Alaba back into the starting line-up after the Austrian made his long-awaited comeback in the 5-0 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday. Dante will drop to the bench, with Holger Badstuber reverting to his preferred role at centre-back.

In midfield, Jupp Heynckes has the luxury of choosing between Luiz Gustavo and Javi Martinez in midfield, while, Toni Kroos will continue alongside Franck Ribery and Thomas Muller behind Mario Mandzukic, who should see off competition from Claudio Pizarro and keep his place.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Including their second-leg qualifying loss against Copenhagen, Lille have lost three of their four Champions League games.
  • Les Dogues have drawn two, lost two and won just one of their matches against Bundesliga opposition.
  • Salomon Kalou (pictured, right) started Chelsea's Champions League final victory over Bayern last season, and played 84 minutes in what turned out to be his last appearance for the Blues.
  • Bayern Munich's 5-0 win over Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday saw them set a new record for nine consecutive Bundesliga wins at the start of the season.
  • The Bavarians have never faced Lille before, but have played French opposition 30 times, winning on 15 occasions. One of those triumphs, a 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne in the 1976 European Cup final, saw them lift the trophy for the third time.
  • Bayern have lost four of their last five away games in Europe, and have won just one of their last six.

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    14.35 %
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Last Five Matches
LOSC Lille Métropole
May 18, 2013Montpellier HSC 0 - LOSC Lille Métropole 0FRA1
May 10, 2013LOSC Lille Métropole 3 - Stade de Reims 0FRA1
May 4, 2013Toulouse FC 4 - LOSC Lille Métropole 2FRA1
Apr 26, 2013LOSC Lille Métropole 3 - FC Sochaux 3FRA1
Apr 21, 2013SC Bastia 1 - LOSC Lille Métropole 2FRA1
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
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
-Mickaël LandreauGoalkeeper
3Lucas DigneDefender
-Djibril SidibéDefender
18Franck BeriaDefender
22A. ChedjouDefender
4Florent BalmontMidfielder
14Marvin MartinMidfielder
17Benoit PedrettiMidfielder
21Salomon KalouStriker
9De MeloStriker
26Nolan RouxStriker
1Steeve ElanaGoalkeeper
-A. SoumaoroDefender
14David RozehnalDefender
21Laurent BonnartDefender
7Dimitri PayetStriker
-Ryan MendesStriker
-Viktor KlonaridisStriker
1Manuel NeuerGoalkeeper
4DanteDefender
17Jerome BoatengDefender
21Philipp LahmDefender
28Holger BadstuberDefender
7Franck RibéryMidfielder
20Javi MartínezMidfielder
31Bastian SchweinsteigerMidfielder
39Toni KroosMidfielder
9Mario MandzukicStriker
25Thomas MüllerStriker
22Tom StarkeGoalkeeper
13RafinhaMidfielder
11Xherdan ShaqiriMidfielder
27D. AlabaMidfielder
30Luiz Gustavo DiasMidfielder
44Anatoliy TymoshchukMidfielder
14Claudio PizarroStriker
Players to Watch
Salomon Kalou
Salomon Kalou
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 21
Games Goals YC RC
7 1 0 0
It is perhaps sad for Lille that they are lacking a team with experience in the Champions League, so the hosts will need their big players, such as Kalou to step up. The Ivorian has good memories of playing against Bayern, and will need to channel that.
Franck Ribéry
Franck Ribéry
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 7
Games Goals YC RC
11 1 1 0
On his return to France, all eyes will be on Franck Ribery. The former Marseille man is one of the undoubted stars of the national team, and has been in excellent form for his club of late, not least on Saturday when he set up a stunning three goals.
Prediction
Bayern may have a poor record while playing away in Europe recently, but expect them to prove themselves to be too much for Lille on Tuesday, and record a fairly routine victory to take the initiative in qualifying from the group.
Editor's Prediction
Lille 1
Bayern 3
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Thomas Müller Thomas Müller
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Bayern 		8 1
Lionel Messi Lionel Messi
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Barcelona 		8 0
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