Big-money summer signing Mario Gotze has had to settle for a place on the Bayern Munich bench for the home match against Wolfsburg.
Vice-captain Bastian Schweinsteiger continues his recovery with a start in midfield alongside Thomas Muller, with Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery on the flanks.
For Wolfsburg, ex-Bayern man Ivica Olic leads the line with the support from behind coming from Koo Ja-Cheol and Diego, while Luiz Gustavo also starts against his old club.
Bayern: Neuer; Rafinha, Dante, Boateng, Alaba; Lahm; Schweinsteiger, Robben, Muller, Ribery; Mandzukic
Wolfsburg: Benaglio; Trasch, Naldo, Knoche, Rodriguez; Luiz Gustavo, Polak; Koo, Diego,Schafer; Olic