Six-time European Cup winners Bayern Munich start their 2024/25 Champions League campaign with a very winnable home fixture against Dinamo Zagreb at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.
The German giants last won the tournament in 2020.
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Bayern Recent Form
Bayern have made an emphatic start to the new campaign under Vincent Kompany.
They started with a comfortable 4-0 away victory in the German Cup against Ulm then followed that with three straight wins in the Bundesliga versus Wolfsburg, Freiburg and Kiel.
They put six past Kiel at the weekend, with Harry Kane scoring a hat-trick.
Bayern Injury News
Josip Stanisic, Tarek Buchmann and Hiroki Ito are out for Bayern, but Leroy Sane did make a return from injury at the weekend.
Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Mathys Tel and Michael Olise are all competing for places in the final third alongside surefire starters Kane and Jamal Musiala.
It was Coman and Gnabry who started at the weekend.
Last Bayern Lineup
Here’s how Bayern lined up against Kiel.
Dinamo Zagreb Recent Form
Dinamo made a goos start to their domestic season with four victories in a row, but that start has been derailed by two games without a win.
At the weekend, they suffered a big loss in the Eternal Derby against arch-rivals Hajduk, who won 1-0.
Dinamo had to qualify for the Champions League league phase and did so after beating Qarabag over two legs
Dinamo Zagreb Injury News
Sadegh Moharrami and Mauro Petkovic haven’t played for Dinamo this season and are still a while away from returns from a cruciate ligament and knee injury respectively.
Last Dinamo Zagreb Lineup
Here’s how Dinamo lined up against Hajduk.
Bayern Munich – Player To Watch
Harry Kane received plenty of criticism for his performances for England at the Euros, but he has shook off the negativity to start the new season superbly for Bayern. He scored a hat-trick at the weekend and also netted a double for England versus Finland.
Dinamo Zagreb – Player To Watch
Sandro Kulenovic has five goals in four starts in the Croatian top flight so far this season and was surprisingly left out of the starting XI for the Eternal Derby.
For all of the analysis of Bayern vs Dinamo Zagreb as it happens live, check out our Live Update page for the game.
Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb – Prediction
Even if Dinamo were coming into this one in good form, which they aren’t, you can’t see past a comfortable home victory for Bayern due to the attacking talent they boast in the final third.
Scoreline prediction – Bayern 4-0 Dinamo
Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb – Betting Tips
Bayern Munich to Win and Over 2.5 Goals Scored
– Dinamo have played a German side on 12 occasions and never emerged victorious
– Bayern are on a remarkable run of 40 Champions League group stage matches without defeat, and they’ve won 36 of those
– Bayern have scored 15 goals in four matches this season
Harry Kane to score two or more
– Harry Kane has scored five goals in his last two games
