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Champions League | Round-Of-16
Mar 11, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Shakhtar Donetsk

7-0

Muller (4' pen., 51'), Boateng (34'), Ribery (49'), Badstuber (63'), Lewandowski (75'), Gotze (87')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Preview: Bayern Munich vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Sports Mole previews the second leg of Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetsk's last-16 encounter in the Champions League.

Bayern Munich entertain Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday with the tie in the balance.

The sides drew the first leg 0-0 in the Ukraine on February 17 as the Bavarians failed to break down their opponents on a tough evening for Pep Guardiola's side.

However, they welcome Shakhtar to the Allianz Arena having won their last four games in all competitions.

Bayern currently hold an imposing 11-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table as they chase their third consecutive league title.

They also boast the impressive statistic of failing to concede a single goal during their three home matches in European competition this season and will be the favourites to go through to the quarter-finals.

Shakhtar head to Munich on a seven-game unbeaten run in all competitions, though three defeats and two draws in their last 10 league matches have seen them slip seven points behind leaders Dynamo Kiev in the domestic standings.

Despite seeing their league campaign suffer in recent weeks, Mircea Lucescu's men will be aware that an away goal would give them a huge boost in their attempts to knock Bayern out of Europe.

Xabi Alonso is missing through suspension for the hosts following his red card in the first leg, while Javi Martinez, Philipp Lahm and Thiago Alcantara all remain injured. Medhi Benatia could be in contention to start after recovering from a back problem.

Bernard is unavailable for the away side due to an ankle injury, but Taras Stepanenko is available again having served a ban. Serhiy Kryvtsov and Ivan Ordets could both be sidelined with knocks.

Bayern Munich:

Form in Champions League: WWWLWD
Form in all competitions: WDWWWW

Possible starting lineup: Neuer; Rafinha, Boateng, Benatia, Alaba; Bernat, Schweinsteiger, Gotze, Ribery, Robben; Muller

Shakhtar Donetsk:

Form in Champions League: DWWLDD
Form in all competitions: DWDWWD

Possible starting lineup: Pyatov; Srna, Kucher, Rakitskiy, Shevchuk; Fred, Fernando, Costa, Teixeira; Taison, Adriano

Sports Mole says: 2-0


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