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Hello and welcome everyone to DW’s coverage of the UEFA Champions League tie between reigning champions Bayern Munich and Atlético de Madrid (start at 21:00 CET / 20: 00 GMT / 10: 30 ET). DW’s game blog is activated 90 minutes before the first whistle.
Read more: Matchday 4 – Bundesliga Newsletter
Past meetings
Bayern and Atlético have met four times before, and all four matches were played in the 2015-16 Champions League campaign. During the group stage, both teams won 1-0 at home. The semifinal clash followed the same pattern, but away goals decided the tie with Atlético in Munich.
Fun fact
Hansi Flick’s team made history in 2019-20, winning every match en route to claiming their sixth European Cup, the first team to lift the trophy with a perfect record. The defeat of Paris Saint-Germain was Bayern’s 11th consecutive victory in the UEFA Champions League, setting a new record.
Spotlight before the game: Robert Lewandowski
Last season, Lewandowski finished as the Champions League’s top scorer with 15 goals, two less than the record of 17 from Cristiano Ronaldo’s competition with Real Madrid in 2013-14. The Pole has already started this season prolifically with nine goals in eight games for the club and the national team.
Pre-match focus: Luis Suárez
The Uruguayan may experience unwanted flashbacks when he faces Bayern after being part of the Barcelona squad that suffered the ignominy of an 8-2 defeat during the Champions League finals in Lisbon. Now on Atletico’s books, he can at least rely on not conceding as many goals.
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Fun fact
Bayern became the seventh team to win all six group stage games last season, recording big wins at Tottenham (7-2), in which Serge Gnabry scored four goals, and Red Star (6-0) , in which Robert Lewandowski scored the fastest quadruple in Champions League history at 16 minutes.
Possible alignment: Bayern Munich
Neuer – Pavard, Süle, Alaba, Hernandez – Goretzka, Kimmich – Costa, Müller, Coman – Lewandowski
Possible alignment: Atletico Madrid
Oblak – Trippier, Savic, Felipe, Renan Lodi – Koke, Saul – Llorente, Carrasco – Suarez, Joao Felix
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