Bayern Munich vs Lazio: UCL Preview, Team News & Prediction

• The Bayern Munich vs Lazio match will kick off on Tuesday at 21:00 CET
• Lazio have a 0-1 advantage from the first leg.
• Bayern must win to advance to the quarterfinals.

Bayern Munich face a must-win clash on Tuesday night when they host Lazio in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clash.

Having succumbed to a shocking 0-1 defeat in the first leg played back on 14 February, the Thomas Tuchel-coached side welcome Lazio at the Allianz Arena in a do-or-die clash in order to book their ticket to the quarterfinals.

The troubled Bayern, who have managed only one win in their last five games in all competitions ((D1 L3), will be fighting to turn around the tie in a bid to prevent their European season from crashing as they currently trail log leading Bayer Leverkusen by ten points in the Bundesliga.

However, history will be against them as they have been eliminated from 12 of their last 15 Champions League ties in which they have lost the away leg first.

They will however take confidence from the fact that they have won an impressive six games in a row at home against Serie A opposition, winning four of those matches by a two-goal margin which would be enough to get the job done against Lazio.

The visitors, meanwhile, are bidding to reach their first Champions League quarter-final since 1999-00, when Sven-Göran Eriksson led them through the second group stage.

They have lost their two previous away knockout games in this competition, though, against Valencia in the 1999-00 quarter-finals (2-5) and Bayern in 2020-21’s round of 16 (1-2).

While a clean sheet would be enough to take Lazio through, they may need another goal to sit comfortably.

What time does Bayern Munich vs Lazio start?

The match will kick off on Tuesday at 21:00 Central European time at the Allianz Arena.

Bayern Munich vs Lazio Team News

Dayot Upamecano is suspended after seeing red for the foul which led to Ciro Immobile’s decisive spot-kick in the first leg, while Tuesday’s game will likely come too soon for Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry.

Leroy Sané could return after missing the trip to Freiburg – the former Manchester City man leads all Bayern players for open-play chances created (12) in the Champions League this term.

Lazio’s trio of Luca Pellegrini, Adam Marusic and Matteo Guendouzi, who were all red-carded in their recent league defeat against AC Milan, are all eligible to play in Europe. Center-back Patric will miss out through injury, as will midfielder Nicolò Rovella.

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Bayern Munich vs Lazio Head-to-Head

Lazio’s win in the first leg was their first over Bayern in the Champions League, after they lost both legs of a round-of-16 tie against them in 2020-21.

The Biancocelesti could now become the first team since Real Madrid, when they went on to lift the trophy in 2016-17, to beat Bayern home and away in the same Champions League campaign.

However, Lazio are winless in four previous Champions League games in Germany, drawing two and losing two.

Bayern’s defeat in Rome ended their 12-game unbeaten run against Italian teams in the Champions League, with the Bundesliga giants having won 10 such matches and drawn two since losing to Inter in March 2011.

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Bayern Munich vs Lazio Prediction

Bayern Munich are currently enduring a torrid run of form especially in the Bundesliga where their hopes of clinching a twelfth straight title are fast fading.

But with the Champions League presenting one of their most realistic shot at silverware, the team will throw everything at Lazio to stay alive.

Quick facts on Bayern Munich vs Lazio

What do Bayern need to do against Lazio to progress to the quarterfinal?

Bayern Munich must win Tuesday’s second leg to have any chance of avoiding an early UEFA Champions League exit. According to Opta, they have a 71.8% chance of winning the match against Lazio.

Bayern Munich vs Lazio H2H?

Starting from 2021, Bayern Munich and Lazio have met in 3 games. Bayern won two of those games while Lazio won the most recent clash.

Bayern’s record after losing first leg tie?

Bayern have been eliminated from each of their last seven Champions League ties when losing the first leg and from 11 of 14 such ties overall.