Bayern Munich made the most of Domagoj Vida’s red card to thrash Besiktas 5-0 and all but seal their place in the Champions League last eight
BAYERN MUNICH face Besiktas in the Champions League quarter-final first leg tie.
The Turkish side are in the knockout stages for the first time in their history and travel to Bavaria having topped their group ahead of RB Leipzig, Porto and Monaco.
The UEFA Champions league is finally back! This time, it’s Besiktas who travel to Germany — in the hopes of postponing Bayern Munich’s European dream for a little while longer.
Besiktas are not to be underestimated. They topped their group, comprehensively beating RB Leipzig in both legs. While they may have lost Cenk Tosun to Everton, they are still a very strong team.
Jupp Heynckes will be ready to meet them. Bayern finally has almost all of its players fit and ready to start, with only Manuel Neuer unavailable for selection. Bayern fielded a completely rotated lineup against Wolfsburg in the league, ostensibly with a clear eye on this game. It’s now time to see whether that extra bit of freshness for key players will pay off. James Rodriguez, Thomas Muller, and Robert Lewandowski?
It’s Bayern time.
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Time: 8:45 pm local time, 2:45 pm EST
Lineups:
TV/Streaming: USA (ESPN Deportes USA, SiriusXM FC, FOX Sports GO, WatchESPN, ESPN3 USA, fuboTV, FOX Soccer Match Pass, ESPN Deportes+ USA, Fox Sports 2 USA), Germany (ZDF, Sky Go Deutschland, TeleClub Sport Live, SWRinfo, SRF zwei, NDR Info Spezial, Sky Sport 3/HD, Sky Sport 1 HD), Canada (beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada, TSN4, TSN5, TSN1, RDS GO, RDS 2, TSN GO, TSN3), India (Sony Six HD, Sony Six, Sony LIV)
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