
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayern Munich: Team News, Predicted Lineups, Live Stream
Bayern Munich will look to continue their conquest of German football on Friday as they take on Eintracht Frankfurt in Matchday 11 of the Bundesliga.
The Bavarian giants and two-time defending league champions have won all of their first 10 challenges in the German domestic league, and on Tuesday, they beat holders Wolfsburg 3-1 in the DFB-Pokal.
Bayern's lead in the Bundesliga stands at seven points, and an early victory in their Matchday 11 game would put pressure on second-placed Borussia Dortmund ahead of their run-in with Werder Bremen on Saturday.
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Amid public scrutiny that German football is too easy for Bayern, as Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking said after the game, Guardiola rebutted: "It never gets boring." The Bayern trainer added: "To win, win, win. That's the most difficult thing in football, in all sports. It's not easy, and it is not boring"
Frankfurt will aim to at least make a contest of the match, although their 12th-placed standing in the table suggests they will find it difficult. Armin Veh's men have taken just 40 percent of the possible points available to them—and the points that Guardiola and Bayern have accrued—and enter Friday's clash weary and on a poor run of form.
Die Adler have won just one of their last seven games in all competitions, and on Tuesday, they were knocked out of the DFB-Pokal by Erzgebirge Aue, who were relegated to the 3. Liga at the end of last season. Max Wegner's solitary goal on 75 minutes stunned the Bundesliga side, who had no answer and were consequently eliminated from the German cup.
Veh's men will look to get the most out of weary legs and pull themselves together on Friday, but they will face a hugely challenging task as they aim to take down a seemingly unbeatable Bayern.
Date: Friday, October 30
Time: 7:30 p.m. GMT / 3:30 p.m. ET / 8:30 p.m. local time
Venue: Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
TV Info: Fox Soccer 2 (U.S. only), BT Sport Europe (UK only)
Live Stream: Fox Soccer 2Go (U.S. only), Not available (UK only)
Form Guide
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Bayern Munich |
| Erzgebirge Aue: Loss | Wolfsburg: Win |
| Hannover: Win | Cologne: Win |
| Monchengladbach: Loss | Arsenal: Loss |
| Ingolstadt: Loss | Werder Bremen: Win |
| Hertha BSC: Draw | Borussia Dortmund: Win |

Predicted Lineups
Eintracht Frankfurt
Sonny Kittel, Emil Balayev and Bamba Anderson have all been ruled out of the match for Frankfurt, who in all likelihood will aim to pack the midfield and use Haris Seferovic as a target man up front.
Possible Frankfurt starting XI: Hradecky; Ignjovski, Zambrano, Russ, Djakpa; Reinartz, Oczipka; Aigner, Meier, Stendera; Seferovic
Bayern Munich
Juan Bernat picked up an adductor injury this week and will miss out on Friday's action. He'll join long-term casualties Franck Ribery, Sebastian Rode and Holger Badstuber in the stands.
Possible Bayern starting XI: Neuer; Rafinha, Boateng, Benatia, Alaba; Lahm, Thiago; Robben, Muller, Costa; Lewandowski
Players to Watch
For the hosts, talismanic captain Alexander Meier is one to watch. The 2014-15 Bundesliga top scorer may be 32 years of age but is still his team's leading goal-getter. On the other end of the age spectrum, 19-year-old Marc Stendera has become an integral part of his team as of late and is enormously talented.
Bayern will likely use an aggressive lineup, as against Cologne last week. There should be an abundance of in-form forwards, from young talent Kinglsey Coman to Douglas Costa, to longstanding superstars like Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski. Beyond the obvious forwards, David Alaba's role will be of note if he is used in a position that will allow him to get forward.

Key Battles
Marc Stendera vs. Philipp Lahm
Stendera netted a brace last week to lift Frankfurt to a rare win over Hannover. The teenage phenomenon has overcome some serious hurdles in his career already, such as a torn cruciate ligament and the fact that he has a December birthday—meaning he was always much younger than most of those with whom he played youth football.
His next big hurdle is Bayern; a strong performance against the league leaders could boost his ascent into superstardom.
Stendera has played a left-central role and will most likely come up against Philipp Lahm in the Bayern side.
The 31-year-old and captain of the Bavarian giants is hugely experienced and has shown in his comeback from injury that he still can be a key player for his club.
If there is one player the Bavarians will be glad to have marking Frankfurt's most exciting prospect, it's Lahm.
Makoto Hasebe vs. Douglas Costa
Often a defensive midfielder during his career, Makoto Hasebe has filled in at right-back this season. The 93-times capped Japan international has a huge amount of experience and has slotted in well enough to convince Veh to play him out wide. But he will have to raise his performance to the next level as he takes on Douglas Costa.
Costa has been an incredible provider of goals for Bayern this season from a playmaking perspective, but the Brazilian showed on Tuesday that he can also be an incredible scorer as well.
With a quick step to his left and a thunderous shot from distance, he fired Bayern into the lead against Wolfsburg. He's scored or assisted in all but one league game in which he's featured, which is an incredible level of consistency.
Odds (courtesy of Odds Shark)
Frankfurt: 12-1
Draw: 11-2
Bayern: 20-91




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