A few weeks prior to the mid-season break, the injury roster at Bayern is long. Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Franck Ribéry, Xherdan Shaqiri, Claudio Pizarro and Holger Badstuber are all unavailable to boss Pep Guardiola as he ponders his selection for the home Bundesliga meeting with Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday (Live in English from 3.30 pm on Twitter and FCB.tv Web Radio). Nevertheless, the treble winners are still looking to cement their grip on first place by taking all three points against the bottom club.
“I’m optimistic. Provided we stay hungry and keep playing attractive football we’ll be heading in the right direction,” said Mario Götze after the midweek Champions League victory over CSKA Moscow. However, despite the obvious gulf between the teams at the top and bottom of the standings, the league leaders have no intention of falling victim to complacency. “We have to be careful,” warned Arjen Robben, aware of the ever-present risk of underestimating the underdogs.
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