Comments and predictions for Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb: The Gray Tigers destroy their prey
The match between Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on September 18. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb team information
Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany will have a full complement of key players available for midweek after Leroy Sane returned to the squad over the weekend. Only Josip Stanisic (knee), Tarek Buchmann (thigh) and new signing Hiroki Ito (leg) will miss Die Roten's Champions League opener.
Sane, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Mathys Tel and Michael Olise are all competing for places up front, while Jamal Musiala is sure to start to support Harry Kane. Kane scored his 40th goal in 35 Bundesliga appearances over the weekend, also bagging his fifth hat-trick.
On the other side, Dinamo Zagreb coach Sergej Jakirovic could make some changes following Croatia's defeat in the 'eternal war'. Sandro Kulenovic could be brought into the starting line-up, having scored five goals in six league games this season, although Croatian striker Bruno Petkovic is expected to start at centre-forward. Petkovic's international teammates Petar Sucic and Martin Baturina will join in midfield.
Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb latest expected lineup
Bayern Munich:
Neuer; Kimmich, Kim, Upamecano, Guerreiro; Pavlovic, Palhinha; Coman, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane
Dinamo Zagreb:
Nevisitic; Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Mmaee, Pierre-Gabriel; Ademi, Sucic; Cordoba, Baturina, Pjaca; Petkovic
Latest football commentary on Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb
A fixture in UEFA's top competition, Bayern Munich have made it 17 consecutive seasons in the Champions League group stage, progressing past the group stage to the round of 16. The Bavarians remained unbeaten in 40 group games, winning 36 and setting a record of 17 consecutive wins before being held to a draw at home by Copenhagen last season.
After topping their group once again, Bayern overcame Lazio and Arsenal in the early knockout rounds, setting up a semi-final showdown with Real Madrid. Despite being on the verge of reaching a second successive final, the Spanish side scored twice late in the second half to turn things around, bringing further heartache to former coach Thomas Tuchel, who left in the summer.
The former Chelsea boss failed to win Bayern a 12th straight Bundesliga title, eventually losing the Meisterschale and finishing third behind Bayer Leverkusen and surprise package Stuttgart. After finishing their lowest since 2011, Vincent Kompany, a relative newcomer, was brought in to refresh an ageing squad. He led the team to four straight wins in all competitions, most recently a 6-1 win over Holstein Kiel, with Harry Kane scoring a hat-trick and Jamal Musiala scoring after 14 seconds.
Dinamo Zagreb have met Bayern Munich twice before in the Champions League, both in 2015, with Pep Guardiola's side winning both games and Robert Lewandowski scoring five goals. Despite their domestic dominance, Dinamo are now only making their third appearance in the group stages in eight years, having finished bottom in their last seven attempts.
The Croatian side will now experience the group stage under UEFA's new format, having won a record 25th HNL title last season, and added the domestic cup to complete their 13th domestic double. Last season, Dinamo finished second in their Europa Conference League group, then were eliminated by PAOK despite winning 2-0 at home and losing 5-1 away.
Dinamo kicked off the current season in Champions League qualifying with a 5-0 aggregate win over Qarabag, extending their long unbeaten run in all competitions. However, a home defeat to Hajduk Split saw them drop off the top of the table. Bayern have won 20 of their last 25 Champions League home games, losing just once, so this is a tough trip for Dinamo on the opening day. With a wealth of attacking options in form, the hosts could well be on course to pick up three points early on.
Score prediction Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagrebas follows:
- Sportsmole:Bayern Munich 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb
- WhoScore:Bayern Munich 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
- Our newspaper predicts:Bayern Munich 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb
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