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- Head Coach Jess Thorup is likely to keep faith with the side that's impressed of late, but Samuel Essende and Phillip Tietz are competing for a spot in attack.
- Reece Oxford is still on the way back from long-COVID, and Yusuf Kabadayi has undergone knee surgery and will be out for several months.
- Mergim Berisha is nearing a return from a thigh problem, while Robert Gumny has problems with his adductors.
Bayern Munich- Manuel Neuer suffered a muscle tear and will not be rushed back into action. New signing Jonas Urbig is likely to continue in goal.
- Alphonso Davies suffered an ACL tear playing for Canada and will miss the rest of the season. Dayot Upamecano suffered a knee injury playing for France and will be out for several weeks, while Hiroki Ito broke his foot last weekend.
- Eric Dier has never let anyone down in his Bayern career so far and is good option in central defence, as another defender Min-Jae Kim has an Achilles injury which needs monitoring. Aleksandar Pavlovic is struggling to shake off glandular fever:
- LIVE Text Commentary90+6'Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.90+4'Vincent Kompany decides to make a substitution. Leroy Sane will be replaced by Raphael Guerreiro (Bayern Munich).90+4'That will be all from Harry Kane who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Gabriel Vidovic (Bayern Munich).90+3'OWN GOAL! Chrislain Matsima (Augsburg) scores an unlucky own goal after he deflected a shot which went into his own net! 1:3.90+2'Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) looks like he will be the one to take the corner kick.90+1'Mergim Berisha (Augsburg) receives a precise pass in the box and takes the shot early. The ball heads low towards the middle of the goal, but Jonas Urbig shows off his skills and makes a brilliant save to deny him.90We will have 5 min. of added time.90'Great teamplay by Augsburg as they control the ball with a lot of short passes. Patience is the key if they want to find a gap in the defence to score.87'Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) doesn't hesitate and begins a run towards the opponent's goal. Defenders try to tackle him, but he manages to keep the ball at his feet and pulls the trigger in front of the goal. The strike, though, was not as successful as the solo run and the ball is easily stopped by the keeper.86'The resulting corner from Mert Komur (Augsburg) is cleared by the defence.85'Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) steadies himself on the edge of the box and releases a precise effort on goal that just narrowly sails past the right post.84'Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (Augsburg) kept talking out of turn to the referee until Matthias Jollenbeck lost patience and pulled out a yellow card.83'Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) goes down in the box after a challenge from the defender. Possibly unsighted, the referee just waves play on.82'Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) sends a beautiful cross into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence manages to clear the ball to safety.81'It is time for a substitution. Mert Komur (Augsburg) is on for Marius Wolf.81'Jess Thorup prepares a substitution. Frank Onyeka is replaced by Mergim Berisha (Augsburg).78'There's a melee in the box, but the referee isn't interested in the appeals from Augsburg for a penalty. Play continues.76'The defender bravely blocks the shot from Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) inside the box.74'The referee allows time for a substitution. Samuel Essende will be replaced by Phillip Tietz (Augsburg).70'Neat passing move from Bayern Munich in order to create new attacking opportunities.69'Finn Dahmen makes a brilliant save! Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) easily weaves through the defence and fires the ball from mid-range. His effort goes towards the bottom left corner but is saved by the keeper!67'A dangerous looking corner kick from Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) is cleared to safety by the defence.67'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Michael Olise trots off the pitch and is replaced by Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich).62'Matthias Jollenbeck sticks with his original decision after the VAR review. No infringement and the goal stands!62'Hold on! There’s a VAR review to see whether there was an offside in the build up to the goal. The referee is checking now. The Bayern Munich players aren’t happy.61'Jess Thorup has decided to substitute Alexis Claude-Maurice and he is replaced by Elvis Rexhbecaj (Augsburg).61'Keven Schlotterbeck (Augsburg) joins the action as a substitute, replacing Fredrik Jensen.60'Michael Olise showcases his great technique and produces a beautiful lofted cross into the box. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) meets the cross and gets himself onto the scoresheet with a header down into the middle of the net. It's 1:2.60'Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) will take the free kick.59'Cedric Zesiger (Augsburg) receives a yellow card from Matthias Jollenbeck and because it's his second he will have an early bath.54'Vincent Kompany is forced to make a change. Jamal Musiala is unable to continue due to injury, Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) comes on.52'Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.52'OFF THE WOODWORK! Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) picks up the ball inside the box and produces a snap shot that smashes against the crossbar!51'The goalkeeper pulls off a save to deny Samuel Essende (Augsburg), whose low effort is only aimed at the middle of the goal.50'Joao Palhinha (Bayern Munich) produces an effort from the edge of the box, but doesn't hit the ball properly and sends it yards over the bar.50'Min-Jae Kim (Bayern Munich) sends an accurate short pass. Eric Dier controls the ball with a fine first touch and is able to come up with a new attacking effort.46'The half-time break is over and the second half is about to start.45+3'The end of the first half.45+3'Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) takes the resulting free kick from the edge of the box, but it's blocked by the players standing in the wall, saving the goalkeeper a lot of effort.45+2'Bayern Munich get the opportunity to endanger the opposition's goal with a free kick from the edge of the box.45+1'Alexis Claude-Maurice (Augsburg) has to be very careful for the rest of the match after receiving a yellow card from the referee for a bad tackle on an opponent.452 min. of stoppage-time to be played.45'Marius Wolf (Augsburg) commits a minor foul to interrupt the attacking move of his opponent and is warned by the referee that he will get a yellow card if he does it again.42'Goal - 1:1! Leroy Sane laid the ball off to Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), who shot from close range into the left side of the goal, leaving the goalkeeper helpless.39'Bayern Munich are seeing far more of the ball now.38'Kristijan Jakic (Augsburg) sends an accurate pass to Fredrik Jensen, who controls the ball with a fine first touch.37'The ball goes out for a corner. Augsburg can continue in their attacking effort.35'We can have a look at the statistics now, shots on target are 1:2.33'A header by Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) from very close range goes towards the crossbar, but doesn't get past Finn Dahmen, who makes a brilliant save.32'Matthias Jollenbeck has issued a yellow card to Cedric Zesiger (Augsburg).30'Jeffrey Gouweleeuw sent in an inviting cross from the free kick which was met by Dimitrios Giannoulis (Augsburg), and he unleashed a precise shot from close range. The ball went in off the crossbar. The score is 1:0.30'Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (Augsburg) is going to send the ball in from the free kick.29'Michael Olise (Bayern Munich) fires the resulting free kick on goal from a medium range, but sees his shot saved by the goalkeeper.28'Bayern Munich will look to take advantage of a free kick in a promising position in the middle of the field.26'Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) latches on to an accurate pass inside the box and immediately unleashes a shot towards goal, but it goes high over the crossbar.24'Samuel Essende (Augsburg) creates a good chance for himself and goes for goal from mid-range, but he misses the right post by a whisker.22'Fredrik Jensen (Augsburg) and Cedric Zesiger matched up again to find some space for an unmarked teammate.21'Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.19'Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) goes for goal but he directs his effort just wide of the left post.18'Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) was all set to receive a beautiful pass into a promising position. However, one of the defenders makes a timely clearance.12'Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) sends a wonderful cross from the corner kick. However, the defence works perfectly to clear the ball and avert the threat.11'Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.7'Bayern Munich seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.2'The resulting corner from Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) is cleared.1'The first half has just begun.The players are out at last! Bayern Munich will take the kick-off.Matthias Jollenbeck will referee today's match.Hello, welcome to our live play-by-play commentaries. You will be able to see a written form of all the interesting moments of the game, so you won't miss a thing. Sit back and have fun.