Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetsk failed to score any goals in the first leg last month, so now they'll meet in Munich with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line. Here's how the two sides will line up at kickoff.
Bayern Munich move David Alaba to left back
Pep Guardiola has shifted to four at the back, with David Alaba returning to the left back role.
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There are no surprises in Pep Guardiola's lineup, though it does look a bit different from the first leg. With Xabi Alonso suspended, Bastian Schweinsteiger drops deeper in the midfield and Thomas Müller plays behind Robert Lewandowski, who didn't start the first leg. Holger Badstuber starts in the defense as well, dropping Juan Bernat to the bench.
Mircea Lucescu has made just one change from his first leg lineup that played Bayern to a scoreless draw. Taras Stepanenko replaces Fernando in the deep midfield alongside Fred, which is a bit a surprise. Fernando has been the regular starter in that role, both in league and cup play, and he wasn’t on the team’s injury list.
Bayern Munich (4-1-4-1): Manuel Neuer; David Alaba, Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Rafinha; Bastian Schweinsteiger; Franck Ribéry, Mario Götze, Thomas Müller, Arjen Robben; Robert Lewandowski
Shakhtar Donetsk (4-2-3-1): Andriy Pyatov; Darijo Srna, Oleksandr Kucher, Yaroslav Rakitskiy, Vyacheslav Shevchuk; Fred, Taras Stepanenko; Douglas Costa, Alex Teixeira, Taison; Luiz Adriano
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