Is Salzburg vs Bayern Munich on TV tonight? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Champions League fixture
All you need to know ahead of today’s game
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Your support makes all the difference.Red Bull Salzburg host Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday night, a tough task for the Austrian side and one they’ll need their talented young forward Karim Adeyemi to be in-form for
Hopes of a shock progression to the quarters probably rest on getting a positive result at home - and they’ve at least been given a blueprint of sorts how Bayern can be hurt, with Bochum beating the Bundesliga leaders at the weekend.
Julian Nagelsmann will be looking to take his team deep into the competition which they won in 2020, though they suffered a quarter-final exit last season.
Question marks for the Bavarians come in the shape of an injury to their goalkeeper, the news that their centre-back Niklas Sule is leaving for rivals Dortmund in the summer and how the team bounces back from the weekend defeat.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the first leg.
When is the match?
The game kicks off at 8pm GMT on Wednesday 16 February at the Red Bull Arena.
Where can I watch?
All Champions League matches are on BT Sport this season. This fixture will be broadcast on BT Sport 3. Subscribers can stream via the BT Sport app and desktop website.
Confirmed line-ups
RBS - Kohn, Kristensen, Solet, Wober, Ulmer, Capaldo, Camara, Seiwald, Aaronson, Adeyemi, Okafor
FCB - Ulreich; Pavard, Sule, Hernandez; Gnabry, Kimmich, Tolisso, Muller, Coman; Sane, Lewandowski
Odds
Salzburg 13/2
Draw 9/2
Bayern 7/15
Prediction
A strong showing and a hefty first-leg lead for the Bundesliga champions, giving them one foot in the quarter-finals. Salzburg 1-3 Bayern.
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