FC Bayern Football Formation

Starting Lineup

Kahn · Linke · R. Kovac · Kuffour · Lizarazu · Hargreaves · Jeremies · Effenberg © · Pizarro · Sergio · Santa Cruz

Manchester United Vs FC Bayern München - 2001-02 UEFA Champions League Second Group Stage Game N°5 (13/03/2002)

GK KAHN
CB LINKE
CB R. KOVAČ (R. Kovac)
RB KUFFOUR
LB LIZARAZU
DMF/RMF HARGREAVES
DMF JEREMIES
AMF/DMF EFFENBERG
SS/CF PIZARRO
SS/LMF PAULO SÉRGIO (Sergio)
CF SANTA CRUZ

Substitutions: Fink for Jeremies (73 mn), Zickler for Santa Cruz (77 mn) and Élber for Paulo Sérgio (83 mn)
Notes: The formation above, display how Bayern started the game, but as it progressed, the team would shift the approach between that 4-2-1-3 layout into a more regular 4-4-2 with Hargreaves and Paulo Sérgio as SMFs, Effenberg and Jeremies in the middle and Santa Cruz with Pizarro as CFs
Zickler played as left CF/LWF, this relocated Paulo Sérgio as right SS/RWF and Hargreaves as right DMF/CMF
Élber played as CF

Captained by: Stefan Effenberg
Short Free Kick: Stefan Effenberg
Long Free Kick: Stefan Effenberg/Thomas Linke/Oliver Kahn
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Stefan Effenberg
Right Corner: Stefan Effenberg/Owen Hargreaves
Penalty: Stefan Effenberg/Claudio Pizarro/Giovane Élber
Players to go up in freekicks and corners: Robert Kovač, Thomas Linke, Samuel Kuffour

Team Strategy

★Formation A/B - 4-4-2: Hargreaves (RMF), Effenberg (AMF/DMF), Jeremies (DMF), Paulo Sérgio (LMF); Pizarro (CF/SS) and Santa Cruz (CF) - Almost the entire game
★Change Sides: Effenberg/Jeremies | Pizarro/Santa Cruz | Paulo Sergio | Fink/Effenberg | Zickler/Élber/Pizarro
★Counter Attack
★Ball Possession DEF