The 19-year-old Malik Tillman will be in the starting line-up for the first time on Friday evening in the Allianz Arena. National player Joshua Kimmich is making his comeback at the league leaders after a two-month corona break.
Nagelsmann is missing a total of 13 professionals, including nine players who recently tested positive around captain Manuel Neuer. Substitute Sven Ulreich is making his first league appearance this season for the national goalkeeper. Only amateurs and youth players sit on the bench as field players at Bayern, including the two 16-year-olds Arijon Ibrahimovic and Paul Wanner.
“You can’t hide it, of course you have to rebuild it a bit,” said Nagelsmann on Sat.1. “If you look at the bench, you can see it even more clearly. We have to rebuild defensively, we have a few other ideas today.” The starting line-up, “some clubs may say we’d like them,” added the coach. “But the bench is not as occupied as we are used to. The task of the first team is to push the game in the direction that we can win it.”
The Gladbachers also complain about four Corona failures, but are more broadly occupied than the Bavarians. In the offensive, the hopes of the guests rest on Breel Embolo, as in the 5-0 cup success against Munich. Especially since Bayern have problems with positioning at the back.
The lists at a glance:
Munich: 26 Ulreich – 5 Pavard, 6 Kimmich, 4 Süle – 22 Roca, 42 Musiala – 7 Gnabry, 25 Müller, 18 Sabitzer, 40 Malik Tillman – 9 Lewandowski
Mönchengladbach: 1 summer – 28 Ginter, 30 Elvedi, 24 Jantschke – 18 Lainer, 6 Kramer, 17 Kone, 20 Netz – 13 Stindl, 32 Neuhaus – 36 Embolo
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Status: 07.01.2022, 8:00 p.m.