On Tuesday, FC Bayern began preparing for the Bundesliga summit at Bayer 04 Leverkusen on Saturday (6:30 p.m.). The German record champions’ long list of failures was supplemented again before the game against the leaders. Two of Munich’s stars were not on the training pitch.
FC Bayern’s new training week began with a short trellis for birthday boy Leon Goretzka on Säbener Straße. Preparations for the hugely important top game on Saturday evening at Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in full swing. To make matters worse, the record champions’ hospital has now been expanded to include two more players.
As the second-placed team in the Bundesliga reported via the club’s own channels, regular goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and new signing Bryan Zaragoza were unable to take part in the session as planned.
While the captain took a break due to minor knee problems, the Coman replacement had to take a step back with a flu-like infection.
Long injury list at FC Bayern
FC Bayern left it open whether the two professionals would be at risk for the league leaders at the weekend.
Other players, Alphonso Davies, Kingsley Coman, Dayot Upamecano, Konrad Laimer, Joshua Kimmich, Bouna Sarr and Serge Gnabry, were also missing from team training due to some lengthy injuries.
In addition, Min-jae Kim’s deployment is in jeopardy. The central defender is still in demand with the South Korean national team at the Asian Cup, where Jürgen Klinsmann’s team will play in the semi-final against Jordan on Tuesday afternoon.
Kim will miss this due to a yellow card suspension. If South Korea is eliminated from the tournament, the 27-year-old could theoretically be back in the Bundesliga this weekend.
There was positive news from substitute keeper Daniel Peretz, who worked on a side court with goalkeeping coach Michaelrechner about a month after his medial ligament injury.