Overview
- Kickoff is 21:00 CET at the Allianz Arena with exclusive coverage on DAZN.
- Bayern enter the penultimate ligaphase match on 15 points in second place, three behind Arsenal on 18.
- A top-eight finish secures automatic last-16 qualification, while teams ranked 9–24 must play a February playoff round.
- Direct progression would save Bayern two extra matches, a stage they only narrowly cleared last season against Celtic.
- Coach Vincent Kompany targets a top-four position but notes the knockout phase is a different tournament, and Aleksandar Pavlovic stresses the benefit of a home return leg.