Di Matteo, whose future whether Chelsea win or lose the game at Bayern's Allianz Arena is far from certain, said he was facing one of the biggest challenges of his career especially as Chelsea have four players suspended and possibly three senior men missing with injuries.
Captain John Terry, defender Branislav Ivanovic and midfielders Raul Meireles and Ramires are all banned from the final while Di Matteo said Florent Malouda was "touch and go" after pulling a hamstring during the first half of Sunday's final Premier League match against Blackburn Rovers.
Di Matteo told a packed marquee at Chelsea's training ground in Cobham, south of London: "Flo [Malouda], we'll still assess and it's going to be touch and go for him to be available for Saturday."
Di Matteo would be forced to complete his bench with reserves and youngsters if Luiz and Cahill were also out. "That's the worse-case scenario," he said.
"We will take some reserve-team players onto the bench, into the squad, and just figure out what to do. I've been trying different options in training and different solutions just in case."
While Saturday's game could be Di Matteo's last in charge of Chelsea, he said all he was thinking about after the final was having a holiday.
"In my life, I've gone back to an ex-girlfriend and it didn't work out. I'm not sure whether it's the right move," he said.
"I don't think that will have any effect on the Bayern team," he told reporters. "They are extremely professional and they will move on from it very quickly as they know they have a big game on Saturday. I don't think it gives us any advantage."
"It might give them a bit of an advantage because they know the environment and the pitch, but because they are playing at home there might be more pressure on them so I am not sure it gives them a real advantage at all."
