Date: Wednesday, September 20 2023
Kickoff Time: 2000 Hrs BST
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Champions League Standings And Form Guide
Manchester United: N/A
Bayern Munich: N/A
Previous Champions League Meetings
Bayern Munich 3—1 Manchester United
Manchester United 1—1 Bayern Munich
Manchester United 3—2 Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich 2—1 Manchester United
Manchester United 0—0 Bayern Munich
All-Time Champions League Record
Manchester United wins: 2
Bayern Munich wins: 4
Draws: 5
Pre-Match Pressers
Erik ten Hag
Thomas Tuchel
Team News
Manchester United
Luke Shaw, Sofyan Amrabat, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Amad Diallo, Kobbie Mainoo, Antony, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Mason Mount and Raphaël Varane ruled out. Tom Heaton doubtful.
Bayern Munich
Manuel Neuer ruled out. Raphaël Guerreiro doubtful.
Know The Opposition
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V., also known as FC Bayern, Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's association football team, which plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. FC Bayern Munich was founded by members of a Munich gymnastics club (MTV 1879). When a congregation of members of MTV 1879 decided on 27 February 1900 that the footballers of the club would not be allowed to join the German Football Association (DFB), 11 members of the football division left the congregation and on the same evening founded Fußball-Club Bayern München. By 1920, it had over 700 members, making it the largest football club in Munich. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932, the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963.
Fielding a team with young talents like Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Sepp Maier – who would later be collectively referred to as the axis, they achieved promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965. In their first Bundesliga season, Bayern finished third and also won the DFB-Pokal. This qualified them for the following year's European Cup Winners' Cup, which they won in a dramatic final against Scottish club Rangers. Udo Lattek took charge in 1970. After winning the DFB-Pokal in his first season, Lattek led Bayern to their third German championship. The deciding match in the 1971–72 season against Schalke 04 was the first match in the new Olympiastadion, and was also the first live televised match in Bundesliga history. Bayern beat Schalke 5–1 and thus claimed the title, also setting several records, including points gained and goals scored. Bayern also won the next two championships, but the zenith was their triumph in the 1974 European Cup Final against Atlético Madrid, which Bayern won 4–0 after a replay. This title – after winning the Cup Winners' trophy 1967 and two semi-finals (1968 and 1972) in that competition – marked the club's breakthrough as a force on the international stage. During the following years, the team was unsuccessful domestically but defended their European title by defeating Leeds United in the 1975 European Cup Final. A year later in Glasgow, Saint-Étienne were defeated as Bayern became the third club to win the trophy in three consecutive years.
Overall, Bayern have won six European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles (a German record), winning their sixth title in the 2020 final as part of the Treble, after which it became the second European club to achieve the feat twice. Bayern has also won one UEFA Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, two FIFA Club World Cups and two Intercontinental Cups, making it one of the most successful European clubs internationally, and the only German club to have won both international titles. Bayern players have accumulated five Ballon d'Or awards, two The Best FIFA Men's Player awards, four European Golden Shoe and three UEFA Men's Player of the Year awards, including UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. The club has traditional local rivalries with 1860 Munich and 1. FC Nürnberg. Since the 1970s, Bayern's main domestic rivals have been the clubs who put up the strongest fight against its national dominance. Amongst their chief European rivals are Real Madrid, A.C. Milan, and Manchester United due to many classic wins, draws and losses. Bayern play their home games at the Allianz Arena.
Referee
Glenn Nyberg.
Familiar Faces
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