The French wizard has been out of action since July, when he sustained a serious ankle injury with Les Bleus in EURO 2008.

"We’ll watch him closely in training over the next two days and then decide whether to start with him, or whether it would be better to have him on the bench," coach Jurgen Klinsmann told the club's official site.

Moreover, Bayern welcome back Miroslav Klose after the Germany striker recovered from a dead leg, which forced him to miss last weekend's 5-2 drubbing by Werder Bremen.