Bayern Munich tackle RB Leipzig on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena in an encounter that promises to have a huge impact on their Bundesliga challenge.
A run of eight successive seasons in which Bayern have been top at Christmas has been brought to an end by Borussia Dortmund, who have a nine-point advantage at the summit of the standings over Niko Kovac’s side, who lie third but in turn have a game in hand.
They play that against a Leipzig side only one place and two points below them in the standings, and anything less than a victory would be another body blow to their title aspirations.