AEK Athens team news: Christos Albanis is out with a strain whilst Helder Lopes is also injured with a knee issue, meanwhile Marios Oikonomou will not play due to a hamstrng injury.
Bayern Munich team news: Wingers Kingsley Coman and Frank Ribery are both out of the game with ankle and back injuries respectively, Corentin Tolisso remains out with his long term cruciate ligament rupture.
AEK Athens manager Marinos Ouzounidis: "It is a great pleasure that we are in this institution. And it makes sense to deal with such groups. It is a pleasure for my players and for the world to play with one of the top teams in the world.
Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac: "I've been preparing for Athens for two or three weeks now. We want to win the game tomorrow. Victories are always important. It won't be easy. This is the last chance for Athens, they will be highly motivated."
Did you know?
- This is the first meeting between AEK and Bayern, but the Bundesliga champions have won all three previous visits to Athens.
- The Munich club’s record against Greek oppositions reads W7, D2.
- After going 14 European games without defeat (W4, D10), Athens have now lost back-to-back matches in continental football.
Possible AEK Athens XI: Barkas; Bakakis, Svarnas, Chygrynskiy, Hult; Andre Simoes, Galanopoulos; Bakasetas, Klonaridis, Mantalos(c); Ponce
Possible Bayern Munich XI: Neuer(c);Kimmich, Hummels, Süle, Alaba; Thiago, Martinez;Robben, Müller, James; Lewandowski
Prediction: 1-3