The top two in the pool meet at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday having already secured their places in the last 16, and City manager Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he will look to utilise some of his squad players with Saturday's clash with Premier League leaders Arsenal in mind.
"Joe Hart will play against Bayern Munich, sure," the Chilean confirmed after his side's 1-1 draw with Southampton at the weekend.
"Of course, if you ask me at this moment, the game against Arsenal next weekend is more important than the game against Bayern Munich.
"From the moment we qualified for the next round, the Premier League became more important than Champions League but that does not mean there is a possibility that the players who play against Bayern Munich will not play against Arsenal."
The reigning German and European champions demolished Werder Bremen 7-0 on Saturday to stretch their unbeaten Bundeliga streak to 40 matches, and Pep Guardiola's men also set a new Champions League record of 10 consecutive victories when they won 3-1 at CSKA Moscow last time out.
Bayern's last defeat in Europe did come at home to English opposition, though, when Arsenal won 2-0 in the second leg of their 2012-13 last-16 tie.
However, their last four Champions League games at the Allianz Arena have yielded four wins, with 14 goals scored and none conceded.
Mario Gomez's double gave the Bavarians a comfortable 2-0 victory when they hosted City in the 2011-12 group stages, while Guardiola's men produced a masterclass to beat their opponents 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium in this season's reverse fixture.
