Bayern Munich vs SL Benfica: Live stream, match time thread, how to watch

One hour until kickoff: We have lineups! It looks like Kompany decided to switch things up again and start Serge Gnabry and Konrad Laimer instead of Kingsley Coman and Rapha Guerreiro. Otherwise, Bayern Munich field an identical XI. No Sacha Boey on the bench either.

After two big away defeats, Bayern Munich are back at the Allianz Arena to get theirs Champions League the campaign back on track.

The thing is, Portuguese teams are no pushovers (like Manchester City found out), and Vincent Kompany is yet to register a single win against great opposition in his tenure as manager so far. Defense remains the biggest concern, with Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano error-prone and a high line that has proven weak on the counter-attack.

Kompany needs to prove himself and also redeem his brand of football. He has a solid team to call upon, with no major absences. Can he do it?

It’s Bayern time.

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Match info

Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany

Time: 9:00 pm local time, 3:00 pm EST

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