Bench Boost and Bold Choices: Bayern Unveils Lineup Against Stuttgart
6 December 2025
Lineup reveal and context
Vincent Kompany, Bayern Munich's manager, announced the squad for the visit of Stuttgart at the MHP Arena on Saturday, in the 13th round of the Bundesliga.
Bayern sit top of the table with 34 points, having collected 11 wins and one draw without a defeat, while Stuttgart occupy sixth spot with 22 points from seven wins, one draw and four losses.
Last clash and lineup decisions
The two teams had already met this season at the same venue in the Franz Beckenbauer Cup (German Super Cup), with Bayern securing a 2-1 win thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz, while Jamie Leweling scored the Stuttgart consolation.
Kom—pany (sic) made several changes to the starting XI today, preferring to keep some key players on the bench, notably goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, defender Jonathan Tah, and forward Kane.
The Bayern starting XI featured a familiar spine including Upamecano, Mane, Kimmich, Goretzka, Diaz, Jackson, Oliseh, and Laimer among others.
On the bench are Neuer, Ulrich, Tah, Gnabry, Kane, Ito, Karl, Stanisic, Pavlovic.
Kick-off for the match is scheduled for 15:30 local time on 6 December 2025.
Punchline time: the bench is so stacked that even the programme jokes about needing a coaching staff to pass around the seat cushions. Punchline two: Bayern’s depth chart reads like a novel—spoiler alert, the ending is a win for the home team, but the subplots keep the plot twists coming.
