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Topics: Bayern Munich, Champions League
Chris Stonadge
Bayern Munich take on Viktoria Plzen on matchday three of the UEFA Champions League calendar.
The German giants have enjoyed a fruitful start to their campaign, defeating both Barcelona and Inter Milan 2-0 to fire themselves to the top of Group C.
Beating Xavi’s side so consummately was somewhat unexpected, after they made a faltering start to their league season by their lofty standards.
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Julian Nagelsmann’s side sit third, behind surprise leaders Union Berlin and high-flying Freiburg. They haven’t won in four, losing out to Augsburg away from home last time out.
Czech side Viktoria Plzen, on the receiving end of a dreadful group of death with three multiple-European champions, are expectedly bottom of the group on zero points.
Manager Michal Bilek will be hoping to cause shockwaves by picking up a result at the Allianz ArenA, but the likelihood, despite their unbeaten start to their league season, is small.
Here is everything you need to know about Bayern Munich v Viktoria Plzen.
The fixture, played in Germany’s second city, will be shown live on on BT Sport 4 and BT Sport.com in the UK. It is also available on the LiveScore app and on Paramount+.
The match will kick off at 5:45pm in the early kickoff in Group C, with Inter Milan and Barcelona playing later on.
Although Bayern Munich will be without talisman Thomas Muller, they have a plethora of options available to replace him in the central role. Methys Tel, Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane are all options to lead the front line.
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Lucas Hernandez, Kingsley Coman and Bouna Sarr will also be out injured for the Bundesliga champions.
The visitors will be without Pavel Bucha after he was dismissed against Inter Milan, but enjoyed more success against the Nerrazurri before this. Thus, Bilek will likely stick with the same three at the back tactics.