In the Bundesliga game against SC Freiburg, he contracted a strain on the thigh. Now midfield star Leon Goretzka is a quick comeback in the jersey of FC Bayern Munich.
As the German football record champion announced, Leon Goretzka was able to train with the ball individually for the first time on Monday and can therefore hope for an early comeback.
In the 2-1 win of the Munich in the Bundesliga duel at SC Freiburg, Goretzka had suffered a strain on the left, rear thigh. After that, he first had to take a day -long break. Bavaria’s 4: 3 home success against promoted Holstein Kiel on Saturday the international missed the injury suffered.
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When Goretzka will be available to FC Bayern again, remained open on Monday. The home game against SV Werder Bremen next Friday (8:30 p.m./DAZN) should come too early for him.
However, if the recovery process continues to move as before, it cannot be ruled out in the playoff first leg at Celtic Glasgow on Wednesday, February 12 (9:00 p.m./DAZN).
Behind Goretzka is an impressive personal catch -up. In August, Bayern had told their long -time regular player that he could leave the club. But Goretzka stayed – and struggled step by step with good performance from his status as a sorted out.
In the 3-0 home win against FC Augsburg on November 22nd, Goretzka completed a Bundesliga match over 90 minutes for the first time.
Until his injury in Freiburg, the Bochum-born came to 14 league missions for the Munich team, in which he scored three goals and prepared one. In the Champions League, too, Goretzka completed six out of eight possible games under head coach Vincent Kompany.