Bayern Munich host Manchester United in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena this evening. The winners will join Chelsea, Real Madrid and either Barcelona or Atlético Madrid in the final four of this season’s competition. The teams have been announced: Bayern Munich: Manuel Neuer; Philipp Lahm, Dante, Jérôme Boateng, David Alaba; Toni Kroos; Arjen Robben, Thomas Müller, Mario Götze, Franck Ribéry; Mario Mandžukić Substitutes: Raeder – van Buyten, Rafinha, Pizarro, Weiser, Hojbjerg, Weihrauch Manchester United: David de Gea; Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Vidić, Patrice Evra; Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick; Antonio Valencia, Wayne Rooney, Shinji Kagawa; Danny Welbeck Substitutes: Anders Lindegaard, Alexander Büttner, Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Adnan Januzaj, Ashley Young, Javier Hernández The two sides played out a 1-1 draw last week at Old Trafford. Nemanja Vidić had given the defending English Premier League champions the lead early in the second half before Bastian Schweinsteiger leveled the tie. Bayern Munich are winless in their last three games having drawn with 1899 Hoffenheim (3-3), Manchester United (1-1) and losing to FC Augsburg (0-1) at the weekend. Despite three absentees in centre midfield either through suspension or injury, Pep Guardiola is starting with Philipp Lahm at right-back. Toni Kroos will seemingly play the anchor role with Thomas Müller and Mario Götze in front of him.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:55:30 +0000