Following a stunning Der Klassiker victory, Bayern Munich will aim to pull further clear at the top of the Bundesliga table when they welcome Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Allianz Arena on Friday.
Bayern enter their final 10-game run of the season and require only 20 points to claim the league title. Striker Harry Kane led the Bavarians to a stellar derby win over Borussia Dortmund in their previous outing, as a clinical Joshua Kimmich strike followed the Englishman’s brace finish to drown the Signal Iduna Park crowd despite their team scoring twice.
Vincent Kompany confirmed the absence of star man Kane for the match as he sustained a calf injury. The injury problem for Alphonso Davies is set to provide a start to Konrad Laimer as the left full-back. Manuel Neuer is deemed to be fit ahead of the match and could start in goal.
As for Mönchengladbach, they come into this match on the back of a narrow 1-0 victory over Union Berlin, courtesy of an added-time spotkick by Kevin Diks. Die Fohlen’s current tally stands at 25 points, putting them clear by three from the 16th-placed relegation playoff spot, but things could change quickly as they have clashes against Köln, St. Pauli and Heidenheim coming up following the trip to Bavaria.
Midfielder Yannik Engelhardt will be unavailable for manager Eugen Polanski after his yellow card against Die Eisernen. Franck Honorat, Haris Tabaković and Wael Mohya are set to feature in the starting eleven. Tim Kleindienst continues his recovery from a knee injury.
Predicted Line-ups for the match between Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach
Bayern Munich: Neuer – Stanišić, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer – Kimmich, Pavlović – Olise, Musiala, Luis Díaz – Gnabry.
Borussia Mönchengladbach: Nicolas – Diks, Elvedi, Chiarodia – Sander – Scally, Castrop – Reitz, Mohya – Honorat, Tabaković.
GGFN | Trambak Bhattacherjee
