BERLIN (Germany): Depleted Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Union Berlin in Bundesliga on Saturday.
The European champions is scheduled to play at Paris Saint-Germain away in Champions League return leg three days later.
Teenager Jamal Musiala beat three defenders to give Bayern the lead midway through the second half at the Allianz Arena only for Marcus Ingvartsen to equalise for Union four minutes from time.
“That is very annoying,” Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer told Sky. “We played well over long stretches and would have deserved the victory.”
In Paris on Tuesday, Bayern need to overturn a 3-2 first-leg defeat in the quarterfinals and started reserve team players Tiago Dantas, on a season-long loan from Benfica, and Josip Stanisic against Union.
The club world champions have nine players sidelined, including injured top-scorer Robert Lewandowski and winger Serge Gnabry, who was quarantined after testing positive for Covid-19.