Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Champions League 2023-24

Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb Preview

Date: Tuesday, September 17
Kick-off Time: 7:00 pm GMT.
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany.

The UEFA Champions League has returned and it is in an all-new format. In this new look for the top continental club competition, the group stage is replaced by a new league-like format. Bayern Munich will kick off their campaign against the Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb.

Bayern have won this tournament six times in their history and last season, they lost in the semifinals. They are in great form and have won all their games this season. Last weekend they faced newly promoted Holstein Kiel in the Bundesliga and put six goals past them. Harry Kane scored a hat trick and is in great form already.

Dinamo Zagreb on the other hand lost at the weekend, a 1-0 home reversal to Hadjuk Split. From the start of August, they had six wins before a draw and this loss. Dinamo has reached the group stage in the previous format of the Champions League, seven times.

Bayern Munich Team News

Bayern Munich have a new manager Vincent Kompany and this will be his first test at the European stage. This game would probably see Aleksandar Pavlovic return to the midfield alongside Joao Palhinha. Joshua Kimmich is most likely to be playing at right back, given both Sacha Boey and Josip Stanisic are out with injury. New signing Michael Olise is also expected to start.

Dinamo Zagreb Team News

Dinamo Zagreb play in a 4231 structure under Sergej Jakirovic. They battered Qarabag 5-0 on aggregate in the final round of UCL qualifying. 24 year old Sandro Kulenovic is in contention to start this game, up top alongside Bruno Petkovic. Dinamo are the record champions of the Croatian league and extended their record last season.

Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb Head-to-head

The two sides have faced off twice before in the Champions League, with Bayern Munich winning both the group games in the 2015 edition. Bayern won 5-0 at home and 2-0 away.

10/12/15: Dinamo Zagreb 0-2 Bayern Munich
30/9/15: Bayern Munich 5-0 Dinamo Zagreb

Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb Prediction

There is only one way this match is expected to go. If Bayern scores early once again, it might well be a case of how many rather than who wins. Dinamo needs to be very solid and focussed on defending, otherwise, they risk another rout.

Prediction: Bayern Munich 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb (Watch Live)

Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb Predicted Lineups

Bayern Munich possible starting lineup:

Goalkeeper – Neuer

Defenders – Kimmich, Kim, Upamecano, Guerreiro

Midfielders – Pavlovic, Palhinha, Coman, Musiala, Gnabry

Forward – Kane

Dinamo Zagreb possible starting lineup:

Goalkeeper – Nevisitic

Defenders – Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Mmaee, Pierre-Gabriel

Midfielders – Ademi, Sucic, Cordoba, Baturina, Pjaca

Forward – Petkovic

Key players to watch in Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

A first Champions League outing awaits Michael Olise in this game. But everything suggests that is more than ready for big stage. Olise plays with a great amount of swagger and belief in his abilities. He scored his first goal for Bayern Munich in the weekend rout of Holstein Kiel. The Frenchman is expected to start this game.

Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb)

Bruno Petkovic is Dinamo’s biggest threat and is responsible for most of their goalscoring. He has scored 83 times in 259 games for the Croatian champions. He has a decent supporting cast in particular the talented Martin Baturina. If he does at all get any chances in this game, he can’t afford to miss.

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