Bayern were not in the most difficult group together with Barcelona, ??Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv. Already in the first match Julian Nagelsmann’s team confirmed the status of the main favorite to win in the quartet, beating Barcelona with a score of 3:0 at Camp Nou. In the second round the Bavarians also did not experience any problems with Dynamo, having shipped five unanswered goals to the Kyivans. Two matches with Benfica, which Bayern won with a total score of 9:2, guaranteed the German champion the first line in the group, but they did not stop there. In the away match against Dynamo, the Bayern mentor did not experiment with the line-up and put the strongest on the field. Even with no motivation, the Bavarians beat the champion of Ukraine with a score of 2:1 away.
In the fifth round Villarreal suffered their second defeat in the group stage to Manchester United (0:2), but the team held the second position. On account of the Valencians are two wins and a draw, which corresponds to seven points and second place in the standings. The attack line of the team looks good, with the complete connivance of the defense, which conceded more than one goal on average. The team’s start in La Liga was unsuccessful, where after 15 rounds the yellow submarine managed to get only three wins and seven draws, which corresponds to 16 points and only 13th position. After the victory over Getafe (1:0) at the beginning of November, Unai Emery’s men scored only one point, having a draw with Celta (1:1), after which the team suffered two fiascoes in a row. In the last game the guests lost to Sevilla (0:1). Pino, Gruneveld, Coquelin and Aurier, who has a shin injury, will not be able to play today.
