Moving into the 4th round of matches in the Champions League this season means we are beginning to get close to knowing which teams will qualify for the knockout stages.
One team which is close to booking its place in the round of 16 is Bayern Munich. The German champions are regulars in the knockout stages of the Champions League and know a win at home against Olympiakos on the 6th of November should see them qualify.
Bayern Munich sit top of the group with maximum points from their 3 matches. The standout victory came away to Tottenham Hotspur in the second round of games as Bayern Munich came away from London with a tremendous 7-2 victory. Coupled with the 3-0 home win over Crvena Zvezda and 3-2 away win in the reverse fixture against Olympiakos, Bayern Munich are in a very strong position.
The press conference ahead of #FCBOLY with Hansi #Flick and Joshua #Kimmich will take place at 13:30 CET tomorrow afternoon 🎙️#MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/9BQCqExiaZ— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) November 4, 2019
The press conference ahead of #FCBOLY with Hansi #Flick and Joshua #Kimmich will take place at 13:30 CET tomorrow afternoon 🎙️#MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/9BQCqExiaZ
Trends show Bayern Munich have lost only one of their last 12 Champions League games and one of their last 5 at home. They have scored in each of their last 6 home Champions League matches, scoring 2 or more goals in 3 of their last 4 at the Allianz Arena.
As for the away team, Olympiakos need to win this match to have any chance of remaining in the Champions League following the group stage.
The Greek club have picked up just 1 point in the Champions League this season and that came in their first match of the group at home against Tottenham Hotspur. Olympiakos staged a great come back in that match having fallen 2-0 down after 30 minutes. They pulled a goal back just before half time and found the equalizer in the 54th minute to claim a draw.
Olympiakos then travelled to Belgrade where they met Crvena Zvezda. This was a big match between two teams who were hoping to cause a problem for the favourites in this group but Olympiakos lost 3-1 despite taking the lead. Their second home game in the group came against Bayern Munich and despite putting up a good fight, Olympiakos lost the game 3-2 to remain bottom of the group.
Their future in the Champions League looks fragile as Olympiakos have won only 2 of their last 7 away Champions League games. Both wins came in the qualifiers this season and Olympiakos have lost each of their last 4 away group matches.
Team news and Bayern Munich will be without 3 players due to injury. Jann-Fiete Arp, Lucas Hernandez and Niklas Süle will miss out.
Olympiakos travel with a clean bill of health and no suspensions, meaning they will be at full strength for this match.
it will be interesting to see how Bayern Munich play following the sacking of their manager this week. They suffered a heavy defeat in the Bundesliga on the weekend and will want to put on a show for the home fans. Bayern Munich should win this game without too much trouble and could score a few goals in the process.