BERLIN: Pep Guardiola acknowledges Bayern Munich has a height problem ahead of their key Champions League clash at Juventus as an injury crisis has left them short at the back — literally.

While striker Robert Lewandowski is head and shoulders above his rivals, scoring twice in Sunday’s 3-1 win at Augsburg, injuries meant Bayern fielded a back four with an average height of under five foot nine inches (1.75m).

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