Bayern opens 'decisive' stretch at Eintracht

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03/19/2010 - Frankfurt, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich opens a "decisive" stretch Saturday, according to coach Louis van Gaal, although the trip to Eintracht is likely to be the easiest match over the next three weeks.

Bayern follows the trip to Eintracht with a match against current second-place Bundesliga side Schalke in the Pokal Cup semifinals Wednesday.

Stuttgart, Schalke, and Bayer Leverkusen follow in league games, on top of two Champions League quarterfinal matches against Manchester United, all in an 18- day span.

"March and April are the decisive months," Van Gaal said on Bayern's website.

Bayern is coming off what Van Gaal described as a "slightly lucky win" against Freiburg last weekend, but the 2-1 victory over the struggling German side was just days after Munich sealed its spot in the Champions League quarters.

Arjen Robben rescued Bayern against Freiburg with a pair of second-half goals, and sent his side back to the top of the league after Schalke was on top for a day.

Van Gaal still has problems with Mario Gomez and Martin Demichelis out against Eintracht, and Franck Ribery a question mark.

However, Bastian Schweinsteiger returns from a one-match suspension, and Hamit Altintop is recovered from the flu.

"We have more fit players again," Robben said.

Bayern has lost just once in its last 19 matches, a 3-2 loss at Fiorentina in the second leg of the Round of 16 in the Champions League, but the result was enough send it through on away goals with the aggregate level at 4.

With Schalke just two points behind, Van Gaal can't afford to lose any points this week with the tough stretch ahead. A win in Frankfurt could be even more important with Schalke at fifth-place Hamburg on Sunday, and third-place Bayer at fourth-place Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

If Schalke and Leverkusen fall, Bayern could pull five and six points clear of its top two challengers.

Eintracht is without a number of players, including Ioannis Amanatidis, Zlatan Bajramovic,Nikos Liberopoulos, and Aleksandar Vasoski through injury, and Maik Franz, Patrick Ochs, and Selim Teber through suspension.

Eintracht coach Michael Skibbe knows the absences hurt his clubs chances, but the 10th-place side has no other options.

"It's obvious who are the favorites and who are the underdogs. But we mustn't abandon our passion for playing football," Skibbe said on Bayern's website.

On Friday, Koln tied Monchengladbach 1-1 to open the weekend matches.

Also Saturday, Stuttgart hosts Hannover, Werder Bremen hosts Bochum, Nurnberg hosts Hoffenheim, and Freiburg hosts Mainz Also Sunday, Wolfsburg hosts Hertha Berlin.

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