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Bayern Munich  VS  Viktoria Plzen

The Dutchman has netted in his last five games in Europe's premier club competition, putting him in a position to match a feat achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo and two others.

Arjen Robben can equal a goalscoring record in Bayern Munich's Champions League clash against Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday. The Dutchman has netted in his club's last five games in the competition, a streak that includes the 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the 2012-13 final at Wembley in May. Only three players in the history
of Europe's premier club competition have scored in six successive fixtures and Robben will aim to join Marouane Chamakh, Burak Yilmaz and Cristiano Ronaldo in achieving the feat.

The reigning champion will enter its Group D home game against the Czechs as a heavy favorite after a superb start to the season. Bayern tops the Bundesliga with seven victories from nine matches and has easily won both of its Champions League fixtures, proving particularly impressive in a 3-1 win at Manchester City earlier this month.The Bavarian giant has scored in its last 31 games and survived a scare to defeat Mainz 4-1 on Saturday. Bayern's 33-match unbeaten streak in the Bundesliga came under threat when Shawn Parker's goal helped Mainz to the lead at the break.

However, Mario Gotze came on at halftime and helped to change the match, as two goals from Thomas Muller and additional strikes from Robben and Mario Mandzukic carried Pep Guardiola's side to victory. Winger Franck Ribery was rested as a precaution, but the Frenchman is likely to be fit for Wednesday's clash. "It's nothing serious. I wanted to play, but the doctor said it was too much of a risk," the winger said.

Brazil defender Dante was substituted in the win over Mainz with an ankle injury and will be out at least a fortnight. Thiago Alcantara also has an ankle problem and is unavailable together with fellow midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri (hamstring). Defender Jerome Boateng is suspended following his red card in Manchester and although midfielder Javi Martinez has returned to training following groin surgery, Wednesday's match will come too soon for him. Viktoria Plzen sits second in the Czech top flight, six points behind Sparta Prague but undefeated in its 11 league matches this season. Plzen has lost each of its Champions League fixtures, succumbing to a 3-0 home defeat against Manchester City before CSKA Moscow beat the club 3-2 earlier this month. Center back Marian Cisovsky missed both of those defeats due to a calf injury but returned in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Sparta Prague. Cisovsky was the equal top-scorer in Champions League qualification, netting five goals. David Limbersky, another member of Plzen’s defense, has not played in almost a month due to a thigh injury and is set to miss out again.

LAST FIVE MATCHES

 Bayern  

Oct 19, 2013 Bayern 4 - Mainz 1 BUN
Oct 5, 2013 Leverkusen 1 - Bayern 1 BUN
Oct 2, 2013 Manchester City 1 - Bayern 3 UCL
Sep 28, 2013 Bayern 1 - Wolfsburg 0 BUN
Sep 25, 2013 Bayern 4 - Hannover 96 1 GERC

 FC Viktoria Plzeň  

Oct 2, 2013 CSKA Moscow 3 - FC Viktoria Plzeň 2 UCL
Sep 17, 2013 FC Viktoria Plzeň 0 - Manchester City 3 UCL
Aug 28, 2013 NK Maribor 0 - FC Viktoria Plzeň 1 UCL
Aug 20, 2013 FC Viktoria Plzeň 3 - NK Maribor 1 UCL
Aug 7, 2013 FC Viktoria Plzeň 6 - Nõmme Kalju 2 UCL

Bayern Munich to win