Bundesliga's leaders will face Napoli in the Game 4 of Group A at Allianz Arena. Both teams come into this vital match unbeaten after the first 3 UCL games.

  Bavarians have won their last four home domestic fixtures and were outstanding in their one Champions League match in Bavaria, beating Manchester City 2-0. Mario Gomez scored both goals in the win over the Citizens and the German international is relishing playing as a lone striker with Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben supporting him from midfield.

- Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is doubtful for their Champions League game against Napoli on Wednesday after picking up a calf injury in their 4-0 win over Nuremberg on Saturday. Schweinsteiger scored Bayern's second goal with an 18-metre drive.

- Napoli rotated again and lost again. Last saturday Catania beat them 2:1 despite of an early goal of Edinson Cavani. Walter Mazzarri chopped and changed his line up and rested key players before Wednesday’s game against Bayern Munich. The results of these experiments weren't good and they are now five points off leaders Juventus in the Italian league.

- Azzurri have already beaten AC Milan and Inter Milan this season in Serie A. They were also able to claim a draw against Manchester City in the Etihad Stadium and they also held Bayern to a draw in the Stadio San Paolo just a fortnight ago.

- Bayern are eager to claim their ninth straight home win at Munich's Allianz Arena. They have turned their state-of-the-art stadium into something of a fortress of late as Borussia Moenchengladbach were the last visiting team to score in Munich when they poached a shock 1-0 win back on August 7. Since then Bayern have scored 33 goals without reply.

- Napoli's goal on matchday three was the first conceded by Manuel Neuer and Bayern in a club record 1,147 minutes. Hannover's opener – a Mohammed Abdellaoue penalty – ended their run of 771 top-flight minutes without being breached, the third longest in Bundesliga history.

- Arjen Robben has not featured since undergoing groin surgery on 7 October. Breno, out since having a knee operation on 11 May, is yet to play this season. As for Napoli, Walter Gargano was ruled out for three to four weeks after sustaining a left thigh injury. Also Donadel, Pandev and Britos are injured.

Match

comfortable victory for bayern should be, 'if Miroslave klose starts for Bayern'

^^ Unfortunately the LOSER is now in mediocre Lazio playing Europa league while superior players are in the Champions league

Even when he was in a CL playing team he was warming the bench

Champions League - Matchpack: Bayern Munich v Napoli
Wed, 02 Nov 12:49:00 2011

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Bastian Schweinsteiger is set to face the Italian side. The Germany midfielder was taken off with a calf injury in the 4-0 win over Nurnberg on Saturday. Arjen Robben is out as he recovers from a hernia operation, but Daniel Van Buyten is in contention.

Walter Gargano has a thigh injury and is set to miss out with skipper Paolo Cannavaro suspended. Goran Pandev also missed out with a muscle strain.

MANAGER QUOTES

Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich): "One look at the body language of the players suggests that they have fun playing football, and this is a very important aspect in order to play successfully."

Walter Mazzarri (Napoli): "I like to raise expectations every season. It's a kind of stimulus, a challenge that becomes more fascinating each time. Every year it becomes more difficult, as now we're the team to beat and everything is more complicated. The first matches of [this season's] Champions League have sent out a message that Napoli are competitive and, therefore, we will give this competition priority over the league. My ambition has always been to never limit myself."

MATCH FACTS

Bayern have failed to scored in only one of their last 20 Champions League games, the 2009/10 final against Inter.

In their last 11 CL games, Bayern have found the net 24 times (an average of 2.2 goals per game).

Of their last 11 CL games, Bayern have won eight (two losses, one draw). But those three winless games have all come against Italian opposition (2-3 v Roma in November 2010, 2-3 v Inter in last season’s round of 16, and this season’s 1-1 draw at Napoli).

At home, Bayern have won eight of their last nine CL games (one loss).

Mario Gomez has scored 10 goals in his last nine CL games.

Gomez’ last three CL goals have come in Munich’s Allianz Arena, but 10 of his 14 goals overall in the Champions League have come away from home.

Following their 1-1 draw at Napoli, the Italians are now unbeaten against Bayern in all of their three meetings (two draws, one win).

Four of Bayern‘s last five CL losses have come against teams from Italy, including their last three.

Napoli have never won on German soil. Overall, they are winless in eight games against German opposition (three losses, five draws), and have lost the latest two.

ODDS

Bayern Munich 1/3 Napoli 10/1 Draw 9/2

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Bayern Line up

Neuer
Boateng, van Buyten, Badstuber, Lahm
Gustavo, Schweinsteiger
Müller, Kroos, Ribery
Gomez

subs: Butt, Rafinha, Pranjic, Tymoshchuk, Alaba, Olic, Petersen

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Napoli

------------------de Sanctis-----------------

-----Campagnaro--- Fernandez----Aronica -----

Maggio--------Inler-------Dzemaili--------------Zuniga

------------Hamsik-----------Lavezzi--------------

-----------------------Cavani-----------------------

Kickoff in about 20mins

Lets go bayern crush them

MIASANMIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Game on

Yellow for Badstuber

Goalmezzzzzzzzzz

Tooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Mario Gomezzzzzzzz

Turns the defender inside out and fires for goal

This is something Kloser can never achieve in any top club

Seriously can a 90 minute game of football end without the guy scoring? The jazz wey una use for am go strong pass the one wey Baba Suwe dey use oh

Toooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Goal 2 -0 bayern

Mario Gomezzzz


Doppelpackkkkkkkkk


haters go and hug transformerrrrrrrrrrrrr

Mehn this Gomez no dey happy ooh

The amazing thing about Gomez aside scoring is his offensive pressing

Boys I need a 3rd goal before Half time

Robben sighting on the bench

Napoli defender Aronica needs attention

Ex Liverpool player Dossena warms up

In the other game Man City takes the lead over Villareal

Tooorrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Gomezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Mario Gomez Hat Trick already

First half hat trick

After Messi na Gomez suppose be 2nd for WPOTY ooh

Napoli pulls one back

Horrible marking

3-1 half time


Come on boys lets make this 6-1

In the other game Man City winning 2-0

Van Buyten and Schweini collided on that free kcik leading to Napoli goal

HT: Bayern 3-1 Napoli
time of possession 73%-27%
attempts on target 8-1
challenges won 60%-40%
passes completed 292-78

Gomez to Chelsea