Pep Guardiola is entering his third season as the head of the Bayern Munich squad with high expectations. Despite having one of the best teams in Europe, Bayern has yet to live up to its potential the past two years. The pressure is on for Guardiola to lead the team to success and hit the ground running against the European competition.

Bayern Munich will face off against Olympiakos tomorrow as heavy favorites. However, the German champions have been riddled with injuries, so it will be interesting to watch how the team overcomes this obstacle.

Here is a breakdown of Bayern Munich vs. Olympiakos:

How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, September 16

Time: &:45 p.m. BST | 2:24 p.m. ET

Venue: Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus

TV Info: Fox Soccer Plus (U.S. Only) | BT Sport (UK Only)

Online Stream: Fox Sports Go | BT Sport Online

Form

Olympiakos: WWWDW

Bayern Munich: WLWWW

Team News and Lineups

Due to injury, Bayern Munich will be without: Javi Martinez, Arjen Robben, Mehdi Benatia, Holger Badstuber, Jan Kirchoff and Franck Ribery. 

Due to Injury, Olympiakos will likely be without newly signed forward El Fardou Ben Nahbouhane.

Odds (From Odds Shark)

Olympiakos: 650

Draw: 350

Bayern Munich: -260

Football club Bayern Munich’s Mario Gotze is looking to perform some extra training and improve his personal game. Considered by some to be the weak-link of the powerful team, Mario was voted the disappointment of the season in 2014. Not taking this lying down, Mario is doing his best to make positive strides for his team and skills.

Coming on the heels of this news, competitor Manchester United voiced an interest in acquiring Mario, along with Bastian Schweinsteiger, 30, and Angel Di Maria. Fans of both teams are holding their breath for the final result of the trade talks, but Mario Gotze is focused on his personal training regimen over all else. Undergoing diagnostic testing at the Cologne Sport University, Mario is looking for any weaknesses in his form, and the means to correct them. “The visit to the sport university was very interesting to me,” Gotze said. “ I wanted to get a complete status on my body and my performance.”

Mario is eager to improve his game, seeking any opportunity to squeeze in additional training time. More than willing to push his body to the limit, Mario wants to reach his utmost potential to overcome his shortcomings from the last season. “I always want to reach the maximum and this can help me bring out a few extra percent,“ Mario said when questioned about his training program.

Utilizing the data from the sports analysis, Mario is already aware of areas in need of improvement. Bayern’s fitness coach Holger Broich has already begun the rigorous personal training program that Gotze is due to run, along with any training the team is set to undertake. With such an rigorous program set to challenge his weaknesses, Mario Gotze is ready to kick his shortcomings to the curb, and attack the 2015 season with a vengeance.