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Something has to be changed, ie rotated.

And Dante's rest?

I think that Martinez will play a CB, because Dante or Boateng needs a littlebit rest.

Freiburg got a 1-1 draw against Bayern earlier this season. Although they were a bit fortunate to get it, it still counts as two lost points, and so Bayern has some unfinished business with them.

I don't expect much rotation here today - just enough to keep players fresh. I think, actually, that Guardiola will, at some stage in the game, play the majority of the players he'd use against Arsenal. Match practice before such a game is more important than complete rest, unless a player is showing signs of exhaustion.

So I'd imagine that he'll try most of the Goetze-Thiago-Kroos combination that worked so well against Hamburg, and Lahm and Schweinsteiger will share the defensive midfield role - this time with Lahm moving to right back rather than coming off when Schweinsteiger comes on. Martinez as defensive midfielder is not likely to be an option that Guardiola tries, until he's seen how well Schweinsteiger gets on there. I also think that Pizzaro will get some of the game up front, especially if Guardiola plans to play with a striker rather than a false nine against Arsenal.

Bayern's quality should be decisive again today, and I'd hope to see them win by a 2-goal margin.

Of course, I've been wrong in the past...

I think that Müller will start today, but he won't be doing so in London

Neuer - Dante, Martínez, Robben, Shaqiri, Rafinha, Pizarro, Lahm (c), Müller, Contento, Kroos

Subs: Starke - van Buyten, Thiago, Boateng, Götze, Alaba, Schweinsteiger

Well that's the official lineup

Damn, too much rotation I see.

Line-up:

Neuer - Dante, Martínez, Robben, Shaqiri, Rafinha, Pizarro, Lahm (c), Müller, Contento, Kroos

Subs: Starke - van Buyten, Thiago, Boateng, Götze, Alaba, Schweinsteiger

Edit: oops, didnt see above post

Wow this is a good amount if rotation, hopefully the team wont struggle too much

Last 2-3 years we kind of struggle agaisnt Freiburg but...away.
Today it could be a good moment at home for a...slip up so our team will be as they should against Arsenal,I see a complacency sometimes in our game especially at the start it's equal to a nap.

Martinez as a CB,Lahm as a DMF despite facing a weak opponent at home and Martinez-Basti fit again,this tells me that Lahm will be our main DMF as long as Pep is our coach and I'm really against it(RB issue not Pep of course) the good thing is that if Javi can play CB at Bilbao Europa Finalist level will be a dream,it's like an "inside signing" which I'm also against it because for me is -the if not the best- the best DMF in the world but I'll be more than happy if he can be a top class CB as well.

Welp that's going quite well. Should be 3-1 thou

Shaqiri with the early brace, i guess everyone has the team they love to play against