Flamengo and Bayern Munich will go head-to-head at the Hard Rock Stadium in the last-16 of the Club World Cup on Sunday night.
The winners of this tie will come up against either PSG or Inter Miami at the quarter-final stage.
Flamengo ruffled a few feathers during the group stage, defeating Chelsea on their way to taking top honours in their section.
Thus, Filipe Luis’ side certainly won’t be fazed by the prospect of coming up against star-studded Bayern Munich in Florida this weekend.
The German giants stamped their ticket to the knockout round with some room to spare after winning each of their opening two group games, the second of which brought up my Bet Builder.
However, Bayern boss Vincent Kompany’s gamble of making wholesale changes against Benfica on matchday three backfired, as a 1-0 win for the Portuguese heavyweights saw them claim top spot in Group C.
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How the bookies view it: Bayern to bounce back
The bookmakers expect Bayern Munich to bounce back from their defeat last time out, with the Bundesliga champions odds-on 4/6 favourites on Boylesports.
Despite avoiding defeat in each of their three Club World Cup matches so far, Flamengo are unfancied 10/3 (Boylesports) underdogs while the draw is also deemed unlikely at 11/4 (Boylesports).
Head to head: History book blank
Flamengo and Bayern Munich will face off for the first time ever on Sunday night. The Brazilian outfit graced this stage for the first time back in 2019, while only Real Madrid (5) and Barcelona (3) have won this competition more times than Bayern Munich (2).
Players to watch: Kane to make his mark?
Given his remarkable goalscoring record since making the move to Bayern Munich, Harry Kane simply looks too big to ignore for an anytime strike here at even-money (1/1) with Boylesports.
Former Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Jorginho was no stranger to a yellow card during his time in the Premier League. The experienced midfielder should have plenty of defensive work to get through in this clash, making him an attractive option to go into the book at 3/1 on Boylesports.
Predicted line-ups
The aforementioned Jorginho was rested against LAFC and is therefore expected to come back into the Flamengo side on Sunday night.
After ringing the changes against Benfica, Bayern boss Kompany will almost certainly revert back to the strongest starting XI available to him for this last 16 showdown.
Flamengo: Rossi; Wallace, Danilo, Pereira, Lucas; Pulgar, Jorginho; Gerson, de Arrascaeta, Araujo; Plata
Bayern Munich: Neuer; Laimer, Stanisic, Tah, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Goretzka; Olise, Muller, Musiala; Kane
Anything else catch the eye?
As well as scoring goals, the aforementioned Harry Kane has a real knack of drawing fouls from Bayern Munich’s opponents.
In fact, the England skipper has earned his side six fouls across his last two outings at the Club World Cup, including five against Boca Juniors.
With that in mind, the 5/4 on PaddyPower for Kane to be fouled twice or more during this contest looks well worthy of support.
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