Arjen Robben has retained his place in Bayern Munich's starting lineup, as the Bavarian giants prepare to take on Schalke away from home in the Bundesliga this afternoon.

The Dutch winger will be joined in the attacking department by Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos, with Mario Mandzukic as the main forward.

Luiz Gustavo and Bastian Schweinsteiger will marshall the central midfield for Bayern.

HostsSchalke will have Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Lewis Holtby leading the attack, as Jermaine Jones, Jefferson Farfan, Julian Draxler and Roman Neustadter will be deployed in midfield.

Schalke: Unnerstall, Howedes, Papadopoulos, Fuchs, Matip, Jones, Farfan, Draxler, Neustadter, Holtby, Huntelaar

Bayern Munich: Neuer, Dante, Boateng, Lahm, Badstuber, Robben, Muller, Luiz Gustavo, Schweinsteiger, Mandzukic, Kroos