For the fifth round of the 2024-2025 Champions League , Bayern Munich will seek its third consecutive victory against Shakhtar .
The match will be played this Tuesday at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) because it cannot be played on Ukrainian soil due to the current war with Russia.
With just one win against Young Boys, one draw and three losses, not being able to play at home and playing all the games away from home does not help the team led by Dutchman Marino Pusic. In 28th place out of 36 teams, the Ukrainians’ percentage of chances of making it to the playoffs will depend on this match.
Bayern Munich ‘s reality is different. With three wins and two losses, those nine points and a good goal difference (+5) put them just one point away from the top eight that will qualify directly for the round of 16.
With the advantage of not having to leave Germany to play this match, they will try to end a five-game winless streak away from home for the Champions League.
Against a lesser opponent, the comfortable leader of the Bundesliga will try to make a difference from the start.
With two victories against Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain, they have the same number of goals in their favour as the leader Liverpool (12) and come from beating Hoffenheim in the German tournament by 4-2, making a difference in both halves (1-0 in the first half and 3-2 in the second half).
Shakhtar have already lost to Atalanta and PSV, conceding three goals in each game, and it will be difficult for them to contain the offensive onslaught of Vincent Kompany’s team.
