Bundesliga duel against Augsburg
Company has to be creative
Updated on 04.04.2025 – 10:58 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The record champion does not want to stumble over the defensive Augsburgers. But coach Vincent Kompany has to convert on the defensive.
FC Bayern must survive in Augsburg on Friday evening (from 8.30 p.m. in the T-Online Livetecker). A look into the past shows that the opponent, which is only 80 kilometers away, is not one of the simplest opponents.
The record champion won just under 3: 2 in Augsburg in January of last year. In October 2022, the Munich lost 0: 1. In addition, the Fuggerstadt residents have been unbeaten for eleven games. The last defeat against Stuttgart dates from January 12th. And not only that: Augsburg has only conceded three goals in the past eleven games – and with it its strength where FC Bayern is currently thinned out.
Trainer Vincent Kompany currently has to do without left -back Alphonso Davies (cruciate ligament rupture) as well as the central defenders Dayot Upamecano (cartilage damage) and Hiroki ITō (midfoot break). So who could be used on Friday evening?
As last against St. Pauli Eric dier and Min-Jae Kim, in the defense center. Raphaël Guerreiro has a good chance of using it as a left -back from the beginning. There he was already playing against VfL Bochum (2: 3) over the full distance and completed against FC St. Pauli (3: 2) for just under 60 minutes.
But the Munich coach recently emphasized that Josip Stanišić could also take the position. The trained right -back stood against Union Berlin (1-1) in the starting XI and made the game over 90 minutes. He played in central defense against Bochum.
Konrad Laimer could also be an option. The Austrian recently ran right against St. Pauli. When it comes to Kompany, “creative” solutions are also possible. How do they look? Joshua Kimmich, who was also used in the full -back, as well as Serge Gnabry against Freiburg.
And what about Sacha Boey? Vincent Kompany mentioned the Joker, who has already played on the left in the past. When asked by T-Online, whether the 24-year-old would also be in question, the trainer said that he only saw and added to the professional for the right side: “He is definitely an option. Sacha is very, very happy to play right.”
Then Kompany stated: “He has now come back, he has come back and is definitely an option for us. Not just an option. I think he will get his moments in the next few weeks. Before his injury, he was in a good position for us. Hopefully he will show his qualities in the next few weeks.”