Bayern Munich have already booked a place in the knockout stages of the Club World Cup

Bayern Munich have already booked a place in the knockout stages of the Club World Cup but will be out to line up an easier last-16 tie by avoiding defeat against Benfica in their final Group C game.

The German giants got off to the perfect start in America as they battered Auckland City 10-o in their opener, with two bets landing for our man Andy as they ran riot.

Boca Juniors pushed the Bundesliga champions much harder in their next outing but Bayern edged a 2-1 victory thanks to a late strike from Michael Olise that brought up a scorer bet for Greg.

That Olise winner was good news for Benfica as it means they can join Bayern in the last 16 if they manage to hold them to a draw. And with head-to-head records being used ahead of goal difference at this tournament, a win would even take them to the summit of Group C.

The Portuguese side drew 2-2 with Boca in their opener and if they lose here against Bayern, second place in the section will be decided by who scores the most goals against minnows Auckland.

Benfica won 6-0 against the Kiwi side, making me sweat after I had tipped under 6.5 goals, and they will want to follow it up by taking something from this clash with Bayern to avoid relying on Auckland keeping the score down against Boca.

Head to head: Bayern bossing it

These sides are familiar foes from the Champions League, with Bayern Munich edging a 1-0 win during the league phase of this season’s tournament.  That continued Bayern’s dominance of this fixture, with Benfica yet to win in 11 meetings and losing eight of those games.

Probable line-ups

Jamal Muisala is a major doubt for Bayern Munich after he came on as a sub against Boca then had to be taken off himself. Boss Vincent Kompany may make a few changes to freshen his side up before their last-16 clash.

Benfica should be along similar lines to the win over Auckland City, although Samuel Dahl could come in for Alvaro Carreras at left-back after replacing him at half-time on Friday night.

Benfica: Trubin, Aursnes, A Silva, Otamendi, Dahl, Barreiro, Kokcu, Di Marria, Sanches, Akturkoglu, Pavlidis.

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Boey, Tah, Stanisic, Guerreiro, Kimmich, Pavlovich, Sane, Muller, Coman, Kane.