Sané and Upamecano tested positive for Corona
FC Bayern Munich is sinking deeper and deeper into the corona vortex shortly before the start of the second half of the season. The record champions recorded positive cases number seven and eight with Leroy Sané and Dayot Upamecano.
Eight FC Bayern players have been infected with Corona. Now the first half of the second half of the Bundesliga against Borussia Mönchengladbach threatens to be in danger. The Munich have started an advance. Very special conditions apply to postponing the game.
BThe Corona need is great at FC Bayern. Eight Munich professionals tested positive for the virus before the Bundesliga opener against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday evening, most recently offensive star Leroy Sané and central defender Dayot Upamecano.
Is there a risk of postponing the game? According to Gladbach’s sports director Max Eberl, Bayern would push for the game to be postponed. “The fact is that Bayern would like to sell,” he said on Wednesday afternoon. Eberl reported that he spoke with the league and also with Bayern’s sports director Hasan Salihamidzic.
Salihamidzic confirmed this a little later. “We currently have ten field players and two goalkeepers. That’s why we’re thinking about how we can play the game and have discussed the situation with the DFL. There is a set of rules that we will adhere to like everyone else, ”said Salihamidzic.
Borussia Mönchengladbach’s manager Max Eberl
Source: Borussia Moenchengladbach via Ge / Christian Verheyen
The German Football League (DFL) has agreed on a regulation with all clubs at the beginning of the pandemic. Here are the answers to the most important questions:
How many players must be able to play in order for a Bundesliga game to be played?
On Wednesday morning, only ten field players could be seen on the pitch during the non-public practice session on the Bayern club’s premises. There were also goalkeepers Sven Ulreich and Christian Früchtl and U19 goalkeeper Johannes Schenk. National defender Niklas Süle was absent for reasons unknown so far.
According to the DFL game regulations, at least 15 licensed players and / or amateurs / contract players who are authorized to play in the licensed team must be available. These 15 players must include at least nine licensed players, including a goalkeeper. The remaining seven players can be amateurs or other contract players.
It is important that injured or banned players are considered “available”, as these are typical sporting issues. An injury-related loss of national player Leon Goretzka, for example, does not reduce Bayern’s contingent in this case.
Which players can Bayern replenish their squad with?
Before the season started, the club sent a so-called “player eligibility list” to the DFL. Whoever is not into it is not allowed to play. How many players who have reached the age of 16 are on it, FC Bayern did not say when asked by “Bild”.
Striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and defender Bouna Sarr cannot play, they are in action with their national teams at the Africa Cup. So far, there are no other young players among the professionals in Munich. Problem: Bayern II has until January 10th and the youth games are suspended. However, the talents must take part in the professionals’ corona tests from Wednesday.
Are all amateurs allowed to play?
No – with one caveat. In games of a licensed team, only up to three club-owned amateurs and contract players may be in the game at the same time. However, if there are only 14 or fewer players available, more than three contract players or amateurs may play after a request from the club.
How do the clubs concerned prove the corona cases?
First and foremost, the official orders must be submitted for isolation. If this arrangement is still pending for a player, he is also considered sick if he has tested positive. Contact persons of a player who tested positive are only considered sick if a quarantine has been ordered for them by a competent authority.
What is the deadline for applying for a postponement?
An application for discontinuation must be submitted immediately after the illness becomes known. So as soon as the club can no longer provide the contingent of 15 players. A game can also be postponed a few hours before the start of the game due to new corona cases.
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Who decides about the cancellation or postponement of a game?
The German Football League eV decides on the application.
When does the game have to be rescheduled?
The game must generally be scheduled for the following Tuesday or Wednesday that is not a game at the latest, if there is no higher-level game operation on those days. In the case of the game between FC Bayern and Borussia Mönchengladbach, it would be possible to schedule it on January 11th or 12th, as no further games are scheduled during the week. In January, FC Bayern has no English weeks. The last weekend in January (January 28th to 30th) is free.
What formation would Bayern play with on Friday if the game was played?
Despite the many failures, Munich could muster a good team. Sven Ulreich, who has returned to Munich from Hamburger SV, would represent Manuel Neuer in goal and stand between the posts for the first time since his return. In defense, coach Julian Nagelsmann could rely on a chain of three that could consist of Benjamin Pavard, Niklas Süle and Alphonso Davies. Joshua Kimmich and Marc Roca as well as Marcel Sabitzer and Jamal Musiala would play in midfield, before that Thomas Müller, Serge Gnabry and in the storm Robert Lewandowski. Leon Goretzka is doing training after his patellar tendon problems.
Have you already canceled games in the national leagues this season due to Corona?
Yes. The second division game between FC St. Pauli and SV Sandhausen had to be postponed after the guests no longer had the minimum number of players due to a corona outbreak. Twelve players and six people from the support staff of SV Sandhausen had tested positive according to the club.
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