Can FC Bayern rely on their winger Kingsley Coman again when they start the Champions League against Manchester United on Wednesday? Questionable, very questionable, it doesn’t look particularly good.
On both Saturday and Sunday, the Frenchman only completed a 20-minute running session on Säbener Strasse, trotting across the lawn. But: Coman did not do any exercises with the ball, which suggests that the 27-year-old will not be an option for coach Thomas Tuchel against the Red Devils.
Coman missed the top Bundesliga game against Bayer Leverkusen on Friday evening due to muscular problems.
FC Bayern: Tuchel closes the doors
For Bayern fans who made the pilgrimage to the training ground on Saturday to at least see the reservists train, Coman was the only attraction. Tuchel had the large gray curtains closed so that the 50 or so hardcore Munich fans couldn’t even see the substitute players. A strange move by the tinkerer. Normally, Bayern only isolate themselves before games in order to keep their tactics and possible lineups secret.
Coman has been playing for FC Bayern since 2015 and was part of the team that won the second treble in the club’s history in 2020. The Frenchman’s contract runs until 2027, and Coman has already announced several times that he wants to play for FCB for as long as possible in order to become a legend of the club – like compatriot Franck Ribéry.
Bayern will start in Group A on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena against the English record champions. In addition to Manchester, the Munich team will face the top Istanbul club Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen from Denmark. Last season, Bayern were eliminated from the premier class in the quarter-finals against Manchester City. The round of the last eight has always been the final destination for Bayern in the past three seasons.