The FC Bayern Munich soccer team will have to do without captain Lina Magull in the second leg to qualify for the Champions League group stage.
The national player is out due to a cold for the decisive duel with Real Sociedad on Thursday (7:00 p.m. / live stream on fcbayern.com), but according to head coach Alexander Straus, Sarah Zadrazil (corona infection) is available again in midfield.
The German runners-up go into the match with a narrow 1-0 lead from last week’s away game. “I have a very good feeling for the game,” said national player Linda Dallmann and emphasized the importance of the game: “This is one of the most important game for us. We definitely want to qualify, that should also be the goal.”
Against Spain’s runners-up, FC Bayern wants to be more callous on the offensive than in the first comparison. “We could have scored more goals,” Straus complained, but pointed to the advantage that “a draw is enough for us.” And that with about 1500 fans in the back who are expected on campus.
Only German double winner VfL Wolfsburg is seeded for the group stage, which begins on October 19. Eintracht Frankfurt was eliminated as the third German starter in the first qualifying round.