The Dream11 team has been updated.

Match details:

Tournament: Bundesliga 2020-21
Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich
Date: Saturday, 19^th September 2020
Time: 12:00 AM IST

Preview:

The new season of the German Bundesliga is all set to kick off with a fixture between reigning champions Bayern Munich and Schalke. Bayern Munich clinched their eighth successive league title as they ended last season with an 11-point lead at the top of the table. They come into this match also as European Champions after winning the UEFA Champions League last month. Schalke, on the other hand, finished the previous season at 12^th position in the league table. They have played 5 friendlies in the preseason and got away with 3 wins and 2 losses.

Probable Starting XI: 

Bayern Munich:

Manuel Neuer (gk), Benjamin Pavard, Alphonso Davies, David Alaba, Niklas Sule, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski.

Schalke 04:

Ralf Fahrmann (gk), Bastian Oczipka, Benjamin Stambouli, Ozan Kabak, Sebastian Rudy, Suat Serdar, Can Bozdogan, Nabil Bentaleb, Amine Harit, Mark Uth, Vedad Ibisevic.

Fantasy breakdown:

Bayern Munich:

Robert Lewandowski is a must-have as a centre forward from Bayern. He was the league’s leading goal scorer last season by scoring 34 goals and had also provided 4 assists. The striker had averaged 3.7 shots and 1.2 key passes per game.

Serge Gnabry is a great addition to the Dream11 team from midfield. He was involved in 22 Bundesliga goals last season by scoring 12 and assisting 10 goals. He had averaged 2.5 shots, 1.7 key passes and 1.2 tackles per game.

Alphonso Davies has been an integral part of the team in the left-back position by completely dominating that flank. He had a total tally of 3 goals and 5 assists in the Bundesliga last season. He had averaged 45.1 passes, 1.3 key passes, and 2.4 tackles per game. He is a great source for Dream11 points.

Schalke 04:

Mark Uth and Vedad Ibisevic are good picks as forwards from this team. They had contributed with 5 goals, 5 assists and 7 goals, 2 assists in the Bundesliga for their respective teams last season before making the move to Schalke. The duo is a good source for goal contributions and Dream11 points.  

Amine Harit was their main man in midfield last season by getting involved in 10 Bundesliga goals. He was on the scoresheet 6 times and also provided 4 assists while averaging 1.8 key passes and 1.0 shots per game.

Full back Bastian Oczipka is a good pick and a good source of Dream11 points from the defence. He had contributed in attack by assisting 5 goals in the league last season and had averaged 1.3 key passes, 2.1 tackles, and 1.1 interceptions per game.

Top picks: 

Must-haves

• Robert Lewandowski
• Serge Gnabry
• Alphonso Davies
• Mark Uth
• Amine Harit
• Bastian Oczipka

Worth a shot

• Thomas Muller
• Joshua Kimmich
• Leroy Sane
• Vedad Ibisevic

Captaincy options:

1. Robert Lewandowski: The league’s top scorer from last season is our top pick for captaincy. He had scored 4 goals against Schalke last season which also included a hattrick in matchday 2. He was involved in 38 league goals last season.

2. Serge Gnabry: He had an impressive season in the league last year where he contributed to 22 goals and also ended the season on a high by scoring twice in the UCL semi-finals. He is bound to bring more points if selected as captain or vice-captain.

3. Mark Uth: A returnee up-front in attack for Schalke who had a pretty good season with Koln where he had contributed with 10 goals+assists in the Bundesliga. He can be considered as an alternate choice for captaincy.

Dream11 team:

All the stats are obtained from sofascore.com and bundesliga.com

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.