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To be or not to be for PSG, injury-hit Bayern face Shakhtar
Reading Time: 3min | Tue. 10.12.24. | 12:22
The Bavarians' boss, Vincent Kompany, will miss seven players, including starting keeper Neuer and forward Kane, while the Parisians don't have room for error in Salzburg
A week ago, in the DFP Pokal Round of 16, Bayern Munich were eliminated by Bayer Leverkusen, while Manuel Neuer was sent off for the first time in his career after 867 appearances for the Bavarians and Germany. However, apart from the red, the custodian suffered a rib fracture and won't be able to help his teammates in the Champions League clash against Shakhtar Donetsk (23.00)
According to estimates, Neuer should miss several weeks, meaning the Israeli Daniel Peretz will get a chance between the posts. Apart from the captain, tonight in Gelsenkirchen, Bayern will be without Sven Ulreich, Josip Stanisic, Hiroki Ito, Alphonso Davies, Joao Palhinha, Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Koman, and the starting centre-forward Harry Kane - responsible for 20 goals and nine assists this season - who'll probably be replaced by the experienced Thomas Muller.
Neuer. Kane. Davies. Coman. Palhinha. Stanisic. Itō. Gnabry = injured.
— Kodi 🇺🇸🇦🇹 (@ComicKodi) December 10, 2024
We are going into a champions league matchday missing AT LEAST 5 starters. No striker, no keeper in a must win game at home. We must show heart and #PACKMAS! pic.twitter.com/l4uSpjBK23
Around 800 kilometres away, in Salzburg, Red Bull will await Paris Saint-Germain in a to-be-or-not-to-be duel for both teams. The home crew recorded only one triumph in the opening five rounds, and anything but victory tonight (23.00) would probably mean early elimination.
On the other hand, the Saints have suffered as many as three defeats so far and currently sit one spot behind the play-off zone with only four points. Moreover, they are winless in the last three matches, two against Ligue 1 rivals Nantes and Auxerre.
PSG curently sit 26th in the Champions League table which is part of the elimination zone.
— The Badge Sports (@ForTheBadge) November 27, 2024
The Parisians remaining UCL fixtures are: Salzburg (A), Manchester City (H), Stuttgart (A).#PSG #UCL pic.twitter.com/Q1jgbklEAv
Their only Champions League triumph came back in September in the opening round, when they barely beat the debutants Girona 1-0. Since then, PSG have scored only two goals and won one point. RB Salzburg will be the Parisians' least challenging rival in the UCL, given that they await Man City and travel to Stuttgart in the final two games.
Therefore, it's safe to say that another winless match would mean the shocking elimination of a team with the seventh-most expensive squad in the current edition of the elite European competition. Conversely, the eventual win could help Luis Enrique's men overcome the crisis. But winning a Champions League game is easier said than done.
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND 6
Tuesday
20:45: (3.70) Dinamo Zagreb (3.50) Celtic (2.00)
20:45: (6.75) Girona (4.40) Liverpool (1.48)
23:00: (2.55) Atalanta (3.60) Real Madrid (2.85)
23:00: (4.80) Brest (3.60) PSV (1.77)
23:00: (3.00) Club Brugge (3.60) Sporting (2.40)
23:00: (2.35) Leverkusen (3.45) Inter (3.20)
23:00: (2.65) RB Leipzig (3.40) Aston Villa (2.80)
23:00: (8.50) Salzburg (5.50) PSG (1.33)
23:00: (14.0) Shakhtar (8.00) Bayern (1.17)
Wednesday
20:45: (1.08) Atl.Madrid (13.0) Slovan B. (20.0)
20:45: (1.53) Lille (4.10) Sturm (6.50)
23:00: (1.35) Arsenal (5.50) Monaco (10.0)
23:00: (1.62) Benfica (4.10) Bologna (6.25)
23:00: (3.60) Dortmund (3.70) Barcelona (2.10)
23.00: (1.38) Feyenoord (4.80) Sparta Praha (8.50)
23:00: (3.80) Juventus (3.50) Man.City (2.10)
23:00: (1.28) Milan (6.20) Crvena Zvezda (12.0)
23:00: (1.35) Stuttgart (5.30) Young Boys (8.00)
***odds are subject to change***
