Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Saturday, 25th May K/o: 19:45
Team News
Bayern Munich will once more be without centre back Holger Badstuber for Saturday's Champions League Final against Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund. The German has been sidelined since December. Daniel Van Buyten and Jerome Boateng have been rotated at the heart of Bayern's defence in his absence alongside Dante, and van Buyten is expected to get the nod to partner the Brazilian. Toni Kroos will miss out after picking up a muscular injury in the quarterfinal clash against Juventus, so Arjen Robben will continue on the right, with Thomas Muller expected to take his place behind lone-striker Mario Mandzukic, who is preferred to Mario Gomez. Dortmund will be without influential midfielder Mario Gotze, who will miss the final with a thigh injury. Kevin Grosskreutz is expected to fill in, while Marco Reus will play behind Robert Lewandowski. Defender Lukasz Piszczek has been passed fit, while Mats Hummels is expected to feature against his former club after shaking off a minor ankle injury.
Key Stats
Bayern Munich are seeking to win their fifth European Cup and join Liverpool as the joint-third most successful team in the competition's history, behind AC Milan and Real Madrid. Borussia Dortmund have won the Champions League on one previous occasion, beating Juventus 3-1 to claim the trophy in 1997. The Bavarians are unbeaten against BVB in all four of the teams' meeting this season, drawing 1-1 twice in the Bundesliga, and beating their rivals 2-1 and 1-0 in the Supercup and Pokal respectively. Jurgen Klopp's side triumphed 5-2 against Bayern Munich last season in the DFB-Pokal final, with Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat-trick. The only previous all-German final in the history of European club competition was in the 1980 Uefa Cup final, when Eintracht Frankfurt beat Borussia Monchengladbach on away goals after recording a 3-3 draw over two legs. (
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Likely Line-Ups
Bayern Munich Neuer, Lahm, Buyten, Dante, Alaba, Martínez, Schweinsteiger, Robben, Müller, Ribéry, Mandžuki
Borussia Dortmund Weidenfeller, Piszczek, Suboti, Hummels, Schmelzer, Gündogan, Bender, Baszczykowski, Reus, Grokreutz, Lewandowski
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