MX23RW : Friday, January 10 20:28:17| >> :60:760:760:
[monks data]
Bayern logo
Champions League | Quarter-Finals
Apr 5, 2016 at 7.45pm UK
 
Benfica

1-0

Vidal (2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Team News: Arturo Vidal, Douglas Costa in for Bayern Munich against Benfica

Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa return to the Bayern Munich starting lineup for Tuesday night's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Benfica.

Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa have returned to the Bayern Munich starting lineup for Tuesday night's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Benfica.

In total, Pep Guardiola has made three changes to the side that edged out Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Javi Martinez, Xabi Alonso and Mario Gotze drop to the bench, with Vidal, Costa and Joshua Kimmich coming in.

As for Benfica, Rui Vitoria has gone with the same side that thumped Braga 5-1 on Friday night, with Jonas and Kostas Mitroglou leading the line.

Bayern Munich: Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Bernat; Vidal, Thiago; Costa, Muller, Ribery; Lewandowski
Subs: Ulreich, Martinez, Rafinha, Alonso, Gotze, Rode, Coman

Benfica: Ederson; Almeida, Lindelof, Jardel, Eliseu; Fejsa, Renato, Pizzi, Gaitan; Jonas, Mitroglou
Subs: Lopes, Lopez, Samaris, Jimenez, Salvio, Talisca, Semedo

Follow live text coverage of the match on Sports Mole here.

ID:269979: cacheID:269979:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2960:
Written by
Pascal Lemesre
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Bayern Munich's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso waits ahead the training of the German first division Bundesliga team FC Bayern Munich at the team club area in Munich, southern Germany, on July 7, 2015
Read Next:
Alonso: 'Squad unaffected by Guardiola exit'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1AC Milan00000
2Arsenal00000
3Aston Villa00000
4Atalanta00000
5Atletico00000
6Barcelona00000
7B. Leverkusen00000
8Bayern00000
9Benfica00000
10Bologna00000
11Dortmund00000
12Brest00000
13Celtic00000
14Brugge00000
15Dinamo Zagreb00000
16Feyenoord00000
17Girona00000
18Inter Milan00000
19Juventus00000
20Lille00000
21Liverpool00000
22Man City00000
23Monaco00000
24PSV00000
25PSG00000
26RB Leipzig00000
27Real Madrid00000
28Salzburg00000
29Red Star00000
30Shakhtar00000
31Slovan Bratislava00000
32Sparta Prague00000
33Sporting Lisbon00000
34Sturm Graz00000
35Stuttgart00000
36Young Boys00000


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!