Five reasons Liverpool will dominate Bayern Munich on Tuesday

By David Gate | Feb 18, 2019

BRIGHTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 12: Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates with team mate Jordan Henderason of Liverpool after scoring their first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool FC at American Express Community Stadium on January 12, 2019 in Brighton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) /

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Liverpool v Bayern Munich Champions League: Joshua Kimmich of Bayern Munich and Daley Blind of Ajax in action during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Ajax and FC Bayern Muenchen at Johan Cruyff Arena on December 12, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Kimmich Exploitation

Joshua Kimmich is one of the best attacking full backs in Europe. However he is not one of the best defenders.

Typically he plays as an auxiliary winger, supplementing the overwhelming hordes of the Bayern attack. If he does that tomorrow then Liverpool will win at a canter.

The right back will be up against a bang in-form Sadio Mane who will keep him pinned back for most of the night.

If Kimmich does venture forward then Mane is no slouch in tracking back and keeping up his defensive duties; one of the reasons Klopp loves him so much.

But say he does get past Mane, then he has to deal with Andrew Robertson, one of the only left backs in the world that can match Kimmich for pace and stamina.

It really is a dream matchup for the Reds and an excellent way to both exploit a weakness and neutralize one of Bayern’s key attacking outlets.

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