GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Musiala makes it 1-0 early! Kickoff: We’re underway! One hour until kickoff: We have lineups! Looks like Vincent Kompany has opted for some rotation today. Leroy Sané and Serge Gnabry return to the Bayern Munich starting XI in place of Michael Olise and Kingsley Coman,

When it has clicked this season in Bavarian, the scorelines have been outrageous, not least the weekend's 0-5 thumping of Bochum which was not always a happy hunting ground for Bayern.

Mainz suffered a major injury blow in that game when star striker Jonathan Burkardt went off with an injury that will keep him out of the match against Bayern, along with defender Andreas Hanche-Olsen. Midfield talisman Nadiem Amiri picked up a knock and is a big doubt.

Bayern Munich have not got beyond the German Cup quarter-finals since winning the trophy in 2020 but Wednesday's second round tie against lowly visitors Mainz 05 is a chance to set the record straight,

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has shrugged off suggestions that bad pitch conditions could be a factor again when they visit Mainz in the second round of the German Cup on Wednesday. Last year Bayern crashed out in the same round on a soggy pitch at third division Saarbrücken,