Bayern Munich vs Chelsea: Line-ups
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Bayern On Cruise Control
#1
Bayern produced a hugely impressive display at Stamford Bridge and all but got the job done inside 90 minutes thanks to Serge Gnabry’s brace and one from Robert Lewandowski.
#2
Lampard’s FA Cup final misery was compounded by the loss of three players – Pulisic, Cesar Azpilicueta and Pedro – to injuries that will rule each of them out of this game.
#3
Being paired with Bayern in the first knockout round brought back good memories for Chelsea fans when the draw was made way back in December, with this a repeat of the 2012 final which they won.
#4
Bayern will no doubt have one eye on next week’s quarter-final with Barcelona or Napoli – that tie being locked at 1-1 at the midway stage – though Hansi Flick is expected to still field a strong side on Saturday. That is due to the Bavarians needing to build up their fitness, having not played competitively for more than a month.
#5
On the basis of the first leg and their form since then, the German champions may just be favourites to go all the way in this year’s tournament to make it a famous treble.
