Bayern the guests at Dinamo's farewell party
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
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Bayern may be through but Josep Guardiola is urging his side to give their all as they bid to bounce back from Saturday's loss against a Dinamo team eager to go out on a high.
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- Zoran Mamić feels it is a "privilege" for eliminated Dinamo to welcome Bayern
- Bayern have won Group F and Dinamo will finish fourth
- Dinamo have not beaten German opposition in 11 matches, drawing two
- Bayern's unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season ended on Saturday
- Sven Ulreich poised for competition debut in Bayern goal, with Manuel Neuer rested
Possible lineups
Dinamo: Eduardo; Pinto, Sigali, Taravel, Pivarić; Machado, Antolić, Rog; Soudani, Fernandes; Pjaca.
Out: Schildenfeld (thigh), Hodžić (broken shoulder), Ademi (suspended)
Bayern: Ulreich; Lahm, Benatia, Kirchhoff, Rafinha; Rode, Kimmich; Ribéry, Müller, Coman; Lewandowski.
Out: Alaba (ankle), Bernat (groin), Thiago (knee), Götze (groin), Douglas Costa (thigh), Badstuber (suspended), Neuer (rested)
Doubtful: Kimmich (illness), Robben (thigh)
Zoran Mamić, Dinamo coach
It is a privilege to be at this stage of the competition and to play against a giant club like Bayern. We are aware of Bayern's quality and we need to play well above our abilities if we want to be a threat. We gave away the first three goals against Bayern in Munich and we need to be more focused. We need to be much better in every area to achieve anything good.
Josep Guardiola, Bayern coach
I have never met a player who didn't want to prove himself and didn't want to win. I want my players to give their all. The prestige is very important for the club, not to mention the money garnered for wins. After the first match against Dinamo I learned more about their team and watched their other matches. They have two good wingers, left and right.
Weekend results
Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Hajduk Split (Junior Fernandes 6, Soudani 90+4; Caktaš 17)
Dinamo replaced Rijeka at the Croatian First League summit with El Arabi Hilal Soudani's 94th-minute effort securing an 'Eternal Derby' victory, making it seven home league wins on the bounce. It was the Algerian's first top-flight strike since August.
Mönchengladbach 3-1 Bayern (Wendt 54, Stindl 66, Johnson 68; Ribéry 81)
Bayern lost for the first time in the Bundesliga this season – and dropped points for just the second time – with Franck Ribéry's goal on his 300th competitive appearance for the club a small consolation. It was his first Bayern outing since March.
Form guide (all competitions, most recent first)
Dinamo: WWLWWL
Bayern: LWWWWW
Did you know?
Robert Lewandowski scored three times in Bayern's 5-0 defeat of Dinamo in Munich on matchday two; our match background has more.