Liverpool legend Didi Hamman has warned his former club not to underestimate Bayern Munich heading into their crunch Champions League meeting on Wednesday night.

The tie is evenly poised at 0-0 after the first leg at Anfield.

Bayern enter the clash on the back of a 6-0 win at Wolfsburg, and Hamann believes they'll pose a tough challenge for last season's finalists.

"They will feel they are in a decent position after the 0-0 draw at home and with Virgil van Dijk returning – but I still prefer Bayern," Hamann admitted in his latest blog for the Racing Post.

"The potential loss to injury of Kingsley Coman is a blow for the German side but they are in superb form, unrecognisable from the first couple of months of the season.

"Their confidence will contrast with the mood at Liverpool and I'll take Bayern in another tight, low-scoring encounter.

"Liverpool are definitely running into Bayern at the wrong time with a new belief pulsing through the Bavarian ranks. It has been a tough first season for Munich boss Niko Kovac, but he has kept his cool, even when fans were calling for his head in the autumn. Fast forward a few months and they are looking unbeatable and favourites to retain their title."