Beginning their 17th consecutive season in the Champions League, German giants Bayern Munich host Dinamo Zagreb at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday evening.
The six-time European champions were beaten in the Bundesliga last season but have started this campaign impressively, while Dinamo Zagreb have regained top spot in Croatia and are back to test themselves on the big stage once more.
Latest Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb squad information
After Leroy Sane returned to the squad last weekend, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany will have a full complement of key players available for midweek.
Only Josip Stanisic (knee injury), Tarek Buchmann (thigh injury) and summer signing Hiroki Ito (foot injury) will miss Die Roten's Champions League opener.
Sane, Kingsley Coman, Serge Gnabry, Thomas Muller, Mathys Tel and Michael Olise are all competing for places up front, with Jamal Musiala certain to start in support of Harry Kane, who scored his 40th goal in 35 Bundesliga appearances at the weekend - and his fifth hat-trick.
Meanwhile, Dinamo Zagreb coach Sergej Jakirovic could make some changes following his side's defeat in Croatia's "eternal war", with Sandro Kulenovic likely to be included in the visitors' starting line-up.
The 24-year-old striker, who came on as a second-half substitute in the defeat to Hajduk Split on Friday, has scored five goals from six league games this season.
Regardless, Croatian striker Bruno Petkovic is expected to start at centre-forward, with his international teammates Petar Sucic and Martin Baturina joining in midfield.
Latest predicted lineup for Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb
Bayern Munich:
Neuer; Kimmich, Kim, Upamecano, Guerreiro; Pavlovic, Palhinha; Coman, Musiala, Gnabry; Kane
Dinamo Zagreb:
Nevisitic; Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Mmaee, Pierre-Gabriel; Ademi, Sucic; Cordoba, Baturina, Pjaca; Petkovic
Latest football commentary Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb
An integral part of UEFA's top competitions, Bayern Munich have made it 17 consecutive seasons in the Champions League group stage and have progressed from the group stage to the round of 16, with an impressive record in the early stages of the tournament.
The Bavarians were unbeaten in 40 group stage games, winning 36 and setting a record of 17 consecutive wins before being held to a draw at home by Copenhagen last season.
After topping the group once again, Bayern overcame Lazio and Arsenal in the first two knockout rounds, setting up a semi-final showdown with Real Madrid.
They were on the verge of reaching a second successive final, but the Spanish side scored twice late in the second half to turn the tie around, bringing further heartache to former coach Thomas Tuchel, who left in the summer.
The former Chelsea boss failed to win a 12th consecutive Bundesliga title for Bayern, as they eventually lost the Meisterschale and finished third behind new champions Bayer Leverkusen and surprise package Stuttgart.
After finishing in their lowest position since 2011, a relative "rookie", Vincent Kompany, was appointed to refresh the somewhat ageing squad, and he led the team to four consecutive wins in all competitions.
Die Roten most recently thrashed Holstein Kiel 6-1 at the weekend, with Jamal Musiala opening the scoring after 14 seconds; having just reached 100 caps for England, Harry Kane scored a hat-trick.
Dinamo Zagreb have met Bayern Munich twice before in the Champions League, both encounters coming in 2015, with Pep Guardiola's side winning both games, with Robert Lewandowski scoring five goals.
Despite being strong domestically, Dinamo are now only present for the third time in eight years, having finished bottom in their last seven attempts in the group stage.
The Croatian side will now face the group stage under UEFA's new format, having won a record 25th HNL title last season - their seventh consecutive domestic title - and added the domestic cup to complete their 13th domestic double.
Last season, the Blues finished second in their Europa Conference League group before beating Real Betis in the qualifying rounds and reaching the last 16. However, a 2-0 home win and then a 5-1 away defeat saw them eliminated by PAOK.
Starting the current season in the Champions League qualifiers, Dinamo overcame the challenge of Qarabag with a 5-0 aggregate win, extending their long unbeaten run in all competitions.
However, after a run of 23 league games without defeat, dating back to January, last week's home defeat to rivals Hajduk Split saw them drop from the top of the table. Bayern have won 20 of their last 25 Champions League home games, losing just once, so it's a tough trip for Dinamo on the opening day.
With an abundance of attacking options in form, the home side could continue to thrive and take all three points from the off.
Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Bayern Munich vs Dinamo Zagreb match:
- Sportsmole: Bayern Munich 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb
- WhoScore: Bayern Munich 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
- Our prediction: Bayern Munich 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb
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