Bayern midfielder facing Marshals

Bayern midfielder facing Marshals

A variety of injuries to the defense shields reunification Bayern Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel and Bastian Schweinsteiger is probably more important to the leg Tuesday's UEFA Champions League second against Olympique Lyonnais.

The Dutch midfielder, but who missed the first installment of a lock says "the whole team to defend" when the Bundesliga outfit to protect their 1-0 lead.

Doubts persist about the adequacy of Martin Demichelis and Daniel van Buyten Diego Contento during Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, the fall in the back could be a line, did not travel to France because of gastro-enteritis.

This can Holger Badstuber input is likely that some additional burdens on both Schweinsteiger, Van Bommel, screening of Defense has an important role in the season Bayern instead.

"We always respect our opponents," said Van Bommel. "We know that Lyon is not play well in the first game and I'm sure they want a better return." They're playing at home, but it changes nothing for us before the game. We won 1 - 0 the first game, so we have a small advantage. The whole team has to defend. "

takes place despite a 1-1 draw with VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday, Louis van Gaal is the page to find the Bundesliga on goal difference and with the German Cup, and close a first UEFA Champions League jewel since 2001 to take a lot of height maps.

For Schweinsteiger, whose interest in viewing Van Bommel missed the first leg of his ultimate transition smoothly to a defensive midfield player in mind this season are those reasons enough carrots for shaking potential pitfalls - the iconic suspension Franck Ribery included.

"We want to win this match and go, but the final. We have a small advantage, but we do not know yet" finished. We played the last weekend and have some players injured. He was gone, but we can not say we're tired, there is a final issue.

"The most important thing is not to achieve. Lyon play well at home to concede, but we are confident in our defense. Bavaria are not only Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben. We are a team and we're going to give cons Lyon. "

Although Robben, who has stolen the headlines over the last two rounds are Schweinsteiger and Van Bommel course, played a crucial role in Gones tamed Tuesday night had come.