Bayern Munich vs. Paris Saint-Germain Champions League preview: Team news and predicted lineups

After a highly entertaining 5-4 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final in France last week, Bayern Munich return to the Allianz Arena for the decisive second leg on Wednesday.

Bayern found themselves three goals down at one stage in the first meeting, but fought back with two late goals to set up a 5-4 scoreline and leave everything up for grabs ahead of the return in Munich.

Both camps have made clear there is no intention to alter their attacking approach, meaning fans could once again be in for a spectacular encounter as the two European heavyweights meet again.

“We're two sides that want to attack. We won't change our philosophy. We want to attack and so do they, so I think a great game is in the offing,” said PSG's Ousmane Dembele after the first leg.

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany is hoping home advantage can provide the decisive edge to send his side into the final.

“We're against the best side in Europe, because they're the reigning champions. The result is still in the balance. But we need the stadium to have an impact; it's a legendary place, where this club has achieved so many great things. We can't hope for anything better. We'll take what we have, and we'll work on what we can do better,” he said ahead of the return leg.

With the Bundesliga title already secured, Kompany made several changes for Saturday’s league clash with bottom-placed Heidenheim. However, after Bayern went into half-time trailing 2-1, he introduced Harry Kane, Luis Díaz, Michael Olise and Joshua Kimmich for the second half, with the match ultimately ending 3-3.

Similarly, PSG coach Luis Enrique also rotated his squad, as the French champions drew 2-2 with Lorient in Ligue 1.

Team news and predicted lineups:

Serge Gnabry (thigh) and Raphaël Guerreiro (hamstring) remain unavailable for Bayern Munich, but young midfielders Tom Bischof and Lennart Karl are expected to return to the squad after spells on the sidelines.

Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, suffered a significant setback in the first leg, as right-back Achraf Hakimi sustained a hamstring injury that has ruled him out of the return fixture in Munich. His absence could see Warren Zaïre-Emery drop into defence, allowing Fabián Ruiz to join Vitinha and João Neves in midfield.

The French champions are also without second-choice goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, but otherwise have a full squad available for the second leg.

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