Match Info
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Date: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
Time: 9:00pm local time (3:00pm EST)
TV/streaming: CBS Sports Network, Paramount Plus, Find Your Country
Sitting comfortably in first
place in both the Bundesliga and the Champions League, Bayern Munich will host Club Brugge from Belgium. Bayern is the only remaining team in Europe with a 100% win rate. Over the weekend, Bayern survived a tough match against Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker but survived with a 2-1 victory.
Bayern and Club Brugge have only played two competitive matches, both in the 2005/06 Champions League group stage. Bayern won the home match 1-0 but Club Brugge gritted out a 1-1 draw in the second match.
Thanks to the Belgian club’s domestic performances, Club Brugge has become an annual participant in European competitions. Touting a 4-1 win over Monaco and a close 2-1 loss at Atalanta, the Belgians will be gunning for a big upset over the German giants.
Team News
Here is the predicted lineup, courtesy of BFW:
Vincent Kompany will likely roll out the same starting lineup as the Dortmund clash. Kim Min-jae and Raphaël Guerreiro will both be available but unlikely to garner a 60-70 minute performance on the recovery back from injury. Leon Goretzka could replace Aleksandar Pavlović but Pavlović has been fantastic in recent performances for club and country. Tom Bischof’s versatility will get him on the pitch in the second half.
From an injury standpoint, Bayern will be without the services of Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Itō, and Josip Stanišić. Serge Gnabry is unlikely to suit up as he nurses an adductor injury.
Under second-year Belgian manager Nicky Hayen, Club Brugge has played a 4-2-3-1 formation in twelve consecutive matches. Captained by 33-year old Hans Vanaken, Club Brugge’s roster mostly consists on players in their early twenties, including leading scorer Christos Tzolis.
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