Bayern Munich vs Bodo/Glimt - prediction, team news, lineups

Heavyweights Bayern Munich volition footwear disconnected their Champions League campaign connected Thursday, erstwhile they invited Bodo/Glimt to the Allianz Arena for their archetypal league-phase clash.

The Bavarians are expecting to proceed their unbeaten start, though Superlaget are eyeing an eighth consecutive victory.

Match preview

Vincent Kompany's Bayern reached the Champions League semi-finals past season, and volition beryllium hoping to marque a beardown opening connected the roadworthy to this term's showpiece successful Madrid.

The Bavarians opened 2026-27 with 3 home wins connected the bounce, including a 2-1 triumph implicit Der Klassiker rivals Borussia Dortmund successful the German Super Cup connected August 22.

However, that streak was brought to an extremity connected Saturday, erstwhile promoted nine Schalke 04 held Kompany's broadside to a 0-0 stalemate.

Bayern volition beryllium keen to get backmost to winning ways connected Thursday, an ambition bolstered by the information that they person travel retired connected apical successful their opening fixture crossed each of their past 22 Champions League campaigns.

Additionally, the hosts person mislaid conscionable erstwhile connected location turf successful 2026, collecting 15 wins portion drafting lone doubly successful the process, and thing different than seizing each 3 points volition beryllium seen arsenic a nonaccomplishment for the Bavarians.

Meanwhile, Kjetil Knutsen's Bodo/Glimt fought done 2 rounds of qualifying to scope the league phase, and they volition beryllium vying to beryllium that their efforts were not successful vain.

Superlaget bushed Union Saint-Gilloise 6-5 connected aggregate successful the 3rd qualifying round, earlier thrashing NEC Nijmegen 6-1 crossed 2 legs successful past month's playoff to marque this stage.

As a result, Knutsen's broadside are returning to the Champions League due after their debut during the 2025-26 edition, which saw them impressively scope the circular of 16 - and bushed Inter Milan successful the knockout-phase playoffs.

With that successful mind, Bodo/Glimt whitethorn beryllium the underdogs heading into Thursday's showdown, but it would beryllium folly to underestimate them, particularly considering the team's fantabulous form.

Superlaget downed Norwegian Eliteserien rivals Fredrikstad 2-1 past Friday, a triumph that marked their sixth triumph successful succession, and extended their unbeaten tally to 20 matches overall.

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Team News

Bayern volition beryllium without versatile guardant Serge Gnabry erstwhile again, though manager Kompany has stated his anticipation that the German volition beryllium backmost successful contention adjacent week.

In the meantime, Jamal Musiala should beryllium connected manus to commencement successful the fig 10 role, flanked by Michael Olise and Luis Diaz down striker Harry Kane.

Elsewhere, centre-back Tarek Buchmann continues his betterment from an ankle wounded aft undergoing country this summer, and Kim Min-jae volition articulation Dayot Upamecano astatine the bosom of the hosts' defence.

As for Bodo/Glimt, they are missing Jostein Gundersen owed to a hamstring injury, portion chap centre-half Haitam Aleesami is simply a uncertainty with a limb injury, truthful expect to see Villads Nielsen and Odin Bjortuft start.

The visitors are besides lighter successful midfield than ideal, fixed that both Magnus Bech Riisnaes and Hakon Evjen are sidelined with genu injuries, but Sondre Auklend, Patrick Berg and Sondre Brunstad Fet volition beryllium acceptable to commencement successful the centre of the park.

Further forward, the versatile August Mikkelsen is recovering from a groin injury, though near winger Jens Petter Hauge is apt to beryllium available after grooming this week, contempt being forced disconnected done wounded against Fredrikstad.

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Neuer; Laimer, Kim, Upamecano, Davies; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Diaz; Kane

Bodo/Glimt imaginable starting lineup:

Haikin; Sjovold, Nielsen, Bjortuft, Bjorkan; Auklend, Berg, Fet; Blomberg, Helmersen, Hauge

We say: Bayern Munich 3-1 Bodo/Glimt

Bayern whitethorn person been held to a 0-0 gully by Schalke astatine the weekend, but they should person much than capable to travel retired connected apical connected Thursday.

That being said, it would not beryllium astonishing to spot Bodo/Glimt enactment connected a competitory display, and find themselves connected the scoresheet successful the process.

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