Bayern Munich Need Resurgent Muller and Gotze to Step Up Against Shakhtar — bleacherreport.com

Bayern Munich beat Hannover 3-1 on Saturday, and for the second consecutive game, it was the German giants' younger generation stepping up to deliver match-winning performances. Veterans such as Arjen Robben and Xabi Alonso have carried Bayern through the current campaign—indeed, the latter netted a brilliant free-kick to level the scores on Saturday. However, it was a huge game for Thomas Muller, who entered it having struggled in recent weeks (his gala against a woeful Hamburg aside) and having played a full 90 minutes just once in 2015. The 25-year-old scored the go-ahead goal from the penalty spot and later made it 3-1 with a very well-placed and hard-to-execute header.

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