Shakhtar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich: Match Preview and Predicted Starting Lineups – UEFA Champions League

by givemegoal , Published on February 16, 2015

Bayern Munich visit away to Ukraine to play Shakhtar in a Champions League first leg match in Round of 16 encounter.

Team News:

Shakhtar had three players suspended in the last match of group stage and all of those players will come back into the lineup. Top Scorer Douglas Costa will start behind Luiz Adriano.

Thiago Alacntra and Javi Martinez are both still in the injury bench and will not play any part in the match. Franck Ribery is fit but with Robben, Muller and Lewandowski linking up well, he could be used as a substitute. Philipp Lahm is out injured and will miss the trip to Ukraine.

Predicted Starting Lineups:

Shakhtar Donetsk:

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Andriy Pyatov: Darijo Srna, Olexander Kucher, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Viacheslab Shevchuk: Taras Stepanenko, Fernando: Douglas Costa, Alex Teixiera, Bernard: Luiz Adriano

Bayern Munich:

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Manuel Neuer: Medhi Benatia,Dante, Jerome Boateng: Juan Bernat, David Alaba, Xabi Alonso, Bastian Schweinsteiger: Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller: Robert Lewandowski

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