In just under an hour, the ball will be rolling at the Alte Försterei in Berlin as FC Bayern host Union Berlin in the last 16 of the DFB Cup. We bring you the starting line-ups for the match
After their last-minute win against FC St. Pauli in the Bundesliga last weekend, Bayern are in action in the cup tonight. The Munich side are dreaming of the final in Berlin. However, Vincent Kompany and his team first have to survive in Köpenick on their way to the Olympiastadion. The 2-2 draw almost four weeks ago showed how unpleasant Union Berlin are to play against in front of a home crowd
Kompany has almost a full complement of players to choose from, but Bayern will still be without Jamal Musiala (recovery training after a fractured fibula) and Alphonso Davies (rehab after a torn cruciate ligament)
Karl gets preference over Gnabry
In front of Manuel Neuer in goal, who will play his first cup game for Bayern this season, Kompany has opted for a back four of Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah and Alphonso Davies
Aleksandar Pavlovic and Joshua Kimmich will start in defensive midfield, with an attacking trio consisting of Luis Diaz, Lennart Karl and Michael Olise in front of them. Harry Kane is set to start up front
The substitutes are: Urbig – Minjae, Gnabry, Goretzka, Jackson, Bischof, Ito, Guerreiro, Boey
The line-ups in the overview
Union Berlin: to follow shortly
FC Bayern: Neuer – Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer – Kimmich, Pavlovic – Olise, Karl, Luis Diaz – Kane