Bayern Munich vs Napoli: UCL Preview

As Bayern Munich prepare to take on Napoli, here is my short preview of what you need to know about the match.

First match in Napoli was two weeks ago, Bayern conceded the first goal since Tennessee Ernie Ford was born, it ended 1-1
Since then, Bayern lost a wild one in Hannover and convincingly beat Ingolstadt and Nürnberg
Takashi Usami was the first Japanese to ever score a goal for Bayern (unless you count the chances former Hamburg striker Naohiro Takahara wasted)
Arjen Robben and Breno are still injured, Diego Contento is fit again after missing the match v Nürnberg
Daniel van Buyten and Bastian Schweinsteiger have been doubtful since Sunday but I assume they’ll be fit enough to play
Since the match, Napoli got a win, a draw and a loss in Italy
Their domestic season isn’t a great one (only 4 wins in 9 matches) but nothing is lost yet, it’s a very close Serie A and Juve, the league leaders, are only 5 points ahead with 29 matches to be played
It’s a weird season for them, they beat the great teams (Milan, Udinese) but lose against the weaker ones (Parma, Chievo)
Sometimes they beat the weak ones, though (Inter)
Marco Donadel and Miguel Britos are still injured
Mighty midfield midget Walter Gargano is also injured and will miss the match
Paolo Cannavaro is suspended after collecting 3 yellow cards in 3 CL matches
Goran Pandev might return
That’s the guy who eliminated Bayern with a last-minute goal last season
Bayern at home against Italian teams is shaky
Napoli away against German teams is solid as in they haven’t won there yet
The ref is Dutchman Björn Kuipers, his first Bayern and second Napoli (3-2 v Villarreal) match
Stats say that he prefers the home teams, they’re four times as likely to be awarded a penalty kick
No other CL team committed more fouls than Bayern so far
No other CL player suffered more than Franck Ribery so far
No other CL team has less shots on goal than Napoli
One of their four shots on target wasn’t successful (against City)
Yet they scored four goals already; Badstuber-esque
Bayern’s biggest European home loss was against an Italian squad (0-2 v Milan)
Thus, Bayern doesn’t suck at home
They don’t suck away either, by the way
Light blue shirts in a glowing red Allianz Arena make many angry
The probable lineups:

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