News blog about the German record champions
Good news for FC Bayern: DFB star is back
Updated on December 18, 2024 – 2:42 p.mReading time: 9 minutes
FC Bayern Munich is the most successful football club in Germany. In our news ticker you will find all the important news about the record champions.
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
It probably won’t be enough for the top game against Rasenballsport Leipzig, but it will be enough for the beginning of January: According to a report in “Bild”, Serge Gnabry was able to complete parts of the team training. The Munich offensive player recently had to take a break due to knee problems. A game against Leipzig on Friday is therefore unlikely.
Bayern have to do without Manuel Neuer (broken rib), Sacha Boey (ankle ligament injury), João Palhinha (torn muscle bundle) and Hiroki Itō (retraining after metatarsal fracture).
Defender Josip Stanišić is hoping for a comeback this year after tearing the lateral ligament in his knee. Star striker Harry Kane should be back against Leipzig after tearing a fiber in his right thigh. Alphonso Davies could also return against RB after a torn muscle fiber.
Sunday, December 15, 2024
Without Harry Kane, FC Bayern’s game has a problem. This was also seen against Mainz 05 (1:2). There was a lack of a passing point in the center of the attack, a “real center forward”. Nevertheless, sports director Max Eberl is not thinking about signing a replacement for the goalscorer.
“Because we think that we have a squad that has the quality to achieve the goals we have set ourselves,” said Eberl after the German soccer record champions’ first defeat of this Bundesliga season and added: “How As the saying goes: Bavaria isn’t a money-sucker either.”
Eberl admitted that FC Bayern had “great numbers”. “But we have great numbers because we always think economically.”
Saturday, December 14, 2024
In FC Bayern’s away game against 1. FSV Mainz 05, Munich coach Vincent Kompany changed his starting lineup (from 3:30 p.m. in the live ticker on t-online). There is a surprise: For Dayot Upamecano, Eric Dier moves into central defense alongside Min-jae Kim. Leon Goretzka has to make way for Aleksandar Pavlović in midfield.
This is how FC Bayern starts against Mainz:
Because Manuel Neuer has to take a break after his rib injury and Sven Ulreich is missing for personal reasons, Daniel Peretz was able to celebrate his debut in the Champions League with FC Bayern. The Israeli national goalkeeper was between the posts against Shakhtar Donetsk (5:1). According to “Sport1”, the 24-year-old is celebrated as a hero in his home country.
No Israeli player has played at this level since Yossi Benayoun 15 years ago. Israeli television also reacted to the debut with great effort: a presenter was flown in specifically to comment on the game, reported Israeli journalist Arbel Eshet.
Friday, December 13, 2024
FC Bayern has canceled the preparatory game against SpVgg Greuther Fürth planned for the winter break. As the Munich team announced on Friday, the game originally scheduled for January 6th will not take place due to adjustments to the preparation as a result of the “changed personnel situation and the resulting load management”. The record champions are currently plagued by some personnel concerns, eight players are currently unavailable.