At 04:00 Beijing time on December 9, Group E of the 6th round of the 2021-22 Champions League group stage will stage a battle of Tianwangshan, with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich sitting at home to meet La Liga giants Barcelona.
In the first five rounds, Bayern won 5-5, accumulated 15 points, and had already reached the round of 16 of this season's Champions League two rounds earlier. The opponent Barcelona in the first 5 rounds of the game, the performance stumbled, 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, accumulated 7 points, although ranked second in the group, but still did not lock a place to advance to the round of 16. This game, for Bayern, is an inconsequential game, but for Barca, it is a life-and-death battle.
Considering that this game is irrelevant, it is expected that Bayern will not be able to play in this game, and the starting lineup should be reasonably arranged on the basis of rotation. Here's a quick prediction of the starting 11-man list that Bayern boss Nagelsman may send.
In the goalkeeper position, not surprisingly, the main goalkeeper Neuer will continue to sit on the Bayern goal; in the back line, it is expected that Nagelsman will continue to send 4 tough players to sit in the defense, and the 4 defenders who are likely to get the start will be Pavard, Jules, Yu Palmecano and Hernandez. Jules and Yu Palmecano form a double centre-back; Hernandez and Pavard play as wing-backs.
In the midfield, for reasonable combination of physical considerations, it is expected that the main back Ofer Goretzka will be suspended in this game, and it should be the 27-year-old French frustrated iron-waisted Tolisso who will replace him as the starting back; and the combination of Bayern's double back with Toliso should be Wu Lei's former Espanyol teammate Rocca. Rocca has only made 1 appearance this season, and in this game, he needs to prove himself with a good performance.
In the attack line, Germany's 18-year-old talented youngster Musharra is expected to be the commander of the midfield, while the two wingers who form a mutual support with Musharra will most likely be Gnabry and former Manchester City striker Sane. The trio joined forces to deliver artillery shells to bayern strikers.
In the forward line, it is naturally the Polish super striker Lewandowski who charges up for Bayern in the front. In the end, Bayern's starting 11 players against Barca are: Neuer; Pavard, Jules, Yupamecano, Hernandez; Toliso, Roca; Sane, Mucciara, Gnabry; and Lewandowski