Bayern Munich Vs. Basel: Where to Watch Live Stream Online, Preview, Team News, Prediction
When and Where: The UEFA Champions League round-of-16 second-leg from the Allianz Arena kicks-off at 3.45 p.m. ET. A live stream will be available at FoxSoccer2Go, while the match will also be shown on the Fox Soccer Plus. If you're in the U.K. you can catch the game on SkyGo, with a subscription.
Preview: Basel continued their campaign of surprises in this season's Champions League with a 1-0 victory over German giants Bayern Munich in the first-leg of their last-16 tie. Now the Swiss Super League leaders have the opportunity to finish the job and add Bayern to Manchester United to their list of European scalps.
But getting a desired result will not be easy at a venue where Bayern won all three of their games during the Champions League group stage. Yet, avoiding the concession of an away goal in Switzerland three weeks ago gives Heiko Vogel's men a real chance to progress.
Bayern Munich will themselves feel confident of overturning Valentin Stocker's late winner in the first-leg, after warming up in the best possible way for the return with a 7-1 victory over Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Much of Bayern's hopes will rest on the goal-scoring prowess of Mario Gomez. The striker grabbed himself a hat-trick at the weekend to take his tally for the season to 26.
Team News: Bastian Scheweinsteiger came off the bench against Hoffenheim at the weekend and is expected to return to the starting lineup against Basel. Boss Jupp Heynckes main selection dilemma concerns who to play alongside the German international, with Toni Kroos, Luiz Gustavo and Anatoliy Tymoshchuk all in contention. Given Bayern's attacking requirements against Basel, expect Kroos to get the nod.
Basel's main concern going into the game will be the absence of left-back Park Joo-Ho, through injury. In his place is likely to be former Liverpool defender Philip Degen, a right-back by trade.
The visitors will again be hoping for a positive contribution from their star performer Xherdan Shaqiri. The talented 20-year-old's ability is known all too well by Tuesday's opponents, with Shaqiri having already agreed to join Bayern in the summer.
Prediction: This has all the makings of an enticing encounter, with the underdogs Basel defending an advantage against one of the Champions League favorites. The Swiss side have plenty of gifted young players and it will be no formality for Bayern to overturn their deficit at home.
But, despite this being a season of upsets in the competition -- with Cyrpus' Apoel already in the quarter-finals -- Bayern should have just too many quality offensive options for Basel to handle.
Bayern Munich 3-1 Basel
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