Overview
- Club Brugge arrive second in Belgium with a recent 4-1 win over Monaco and a narrow 2-1 loss at Atalanta, and coach Nicky Hayen favors a 4-2-3-1 with captain Hans Vanaken and leading scorer Christos Tzolis.
- Bayern will be without Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Itō, Josip Stanišić and Serge Gnabry, while Kim Min-jae and Raphaël Guerreiro are available with minutes likely managed during recovery.
- Kompany is expected to keep a lineup similar to the Dortmund match, per team reports, with rotation influenced by a quick turnaround after a tiring 2-1 Klassiker win.
- Bayern sit first in the Bundesliga and their Champions League group and remain the only team in Europe with a 100% win record.
- Kickoff is Wednesday, October 22 at 9:00pm local time (3:00pm ET) at the Allianz Arena, with broadcast on CBS Sports Network and streaming on Paramount Plus.