The spate of substitutions have taken the zip out of the game somewhat, with both teams now adapting to the change in personnel.

Bremen made one change during the half-time interval with Stark replacing Veljkovic in defence, but it's done little to change the flow of the game: Bayern are dominating possession and looking for a fifth goal.

The second half begins in Munich.

Musiala put Bayern ahead as early as the sixth minute and there hasn't been a lull in the action since. Jung equalised, Choupo-Moting missed a penalty and then Bayern hit three inside six minutes - two from Gnabry and one from Goretzka - to put them well on course for a ninth Bundesliga win of the season.

Referee Robert Hartmann blows his whistle and Bremen get the action started at the Allianz Arena.

Dortmund have just gone 2-0 down away to Wolfsburg, with just three minutes of stoppage time remaining. Assuming the result holds, Bayern can pull six points clear of their Klassiker rivals at the top with victory here.

Julian Nagelsmann has only made one change to his line-up following the Matchday 13 triumph at Hertha Berlin, with Lucas Hernandez coming in at left-back fro the injured Alphonso Davies.

It's largely as expected from the visitors today, with Oliver Burke given a chance to shine up top in Niclas Füllkrug's absence. Anthony Jung replaces Niklas Stark and Christian Groß takes Romano Schmid's place in the only two other changes from the team that overcame Schalke 2-1 on Saturday.

The Bayern attacker could become the first teenager in Bundesliga history to win his 50th top-flight match today, coming in just his 70th outing.

Pavlenka - Pieper, Veljkovic, Friedl (c) - Weiser, Bittencourt, Groß, Gruev, Jung - Burke, Ducksch

Zetterer, Stark, Stage, Schmid, Dinkci, Schmidt, Rapp, Buchanan, Chiarodia

Neuer (c) - Mazraoui, Pavard, Upamecano, Hernandez - Kimmich, Goretzka - Gnabry, Musiala, Mane - Choupo-Moting

Ulreich, Sane, Coman, Wanner, Sabitzer, Marusic, Gravenberch, Tel 

"Bremen have a good coach and a clear plan of how they want to play, both in attack and defence," said Julian Nagelsmann yesterday. "They have two dangerous strikers and are very physical. They are very aggressive and will pose a tough challenge for us tomorrow night. Matthijs de Ligt, Josip Stanisic and Thomas Müller all won't play. Dayot Upamecano is carrying a bit of a knock. Manuel Neuer is doing really well and will play in goal. Alphonso Davies isn't seriously injured, fortunately."

"Bayern is the toughest away game on paper," said Bremen coach Ole Werner at his media briefing ahead of this fixture. "You need to do your homework and be at your best. We'll look to take on the challenge with the players we have available. You try to identify the spaces in the opponent's half that you can utilise. There is very little margin for error both with the ball and without it. You have to go about things with the highest tempo and the highest quality."

The Bremen talisman, who has scored 10 of his team's 23 Bundesliga goals so far this season, is absent for this one after limping off the pitch in his side's 2-1 win over Schalke on Sunday. It's the first time the 29-year-old has been unavailable for a competitive game in over a year, since Bremen's 3-0 Bundesliga 2 win over Heidenheim on 1 October 2021.

Bremen boss Ole Werner has never gone up against Bayern Munich as a coach, nor against counterpart Julian Nagelsmann. Given the way his Bremen team have started the season though, he's likely to go at it head on!

Bayern have won 58 of the 100 Bundesliga meetings between these teams so far (53%), with 26 draws and 26 victories for Bremen. The record Bundesliga champions even have a 65% success rate on home turf against Werder, taking maximum points from 36 of the 55 games played in Munich. In fact, Bremen's last taste of victory at the Allianz Arena was in September 2008 when they won 5-2, with the likes of Mesut Özil and Claudio Pizarro both on target for the Green-and-Whites.

Bayern are out to consolidate top spot after reclaiming the summit from Union Berlin at the weekend. Currently just a point ahead of second-placed Freiburg and three ahead of Dortmund going into Matchday 14, there's no room for any slip-ups. Bremen have defied expectations since gaining promotion at the end of last season and are currently just seven points behind their hosts in seventh place. You suspect they'll be happy to take anything from this game ahead of kick-off.