Bayern only travel to Pilsen with 15 field players for the Champions League game
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FC Bayern can qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League ahead of schedule in Pilsen on Wednesday. But coach Julian Nagelsmann only has a severely depleted squad available.
Dhe FC Bayern has to compete in the Champions League game against Viktoria Pilsen with a badly decimated squad. Only 17 players took part in the bus trip to the Czech Republic on Tuesday afternoon. In addition to the national player Jamal Musiala, who was infected with Corona, the final training session, which was previously completed in Munich, was missing, as well as captain Manuel Neuer (bruise on the shoulder joint), Matthijs de Ligt (muscular problems on the hip), Alphonso Davies (bruised skull) and Serge Gnabry (capsule injury on the knee). .
The quartet will be canceled for the group game on Wednesday (9 p.m. / DAZN and in the WELT live ticker), the German record champions said before leaving for Pilsen with several team buses. In addition to Musiala, Lucas Hernández and Bouna Sarr, who have been injured for a long time, are also missing. The squad published by the club included only 15 field players and two goalkeepers.
Manuel Neuer is rested against Pilsen
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Coach Julian Nagelsmann will have to make some changes compared to the 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga top game against Borussia Dortmund. Sven Ulreich will be in goal, having prepared intensively for his second appearance of the season in training.
Game against Freiburg more important than the Champions League
After all, Thomas Müller is back after his corona infection. The 33-year-old attacker was in a good mood on the training ground. For the record champions, the Bundesliga home game next Sunday against second-placed SC Freiburg, which is two points better, is the more important game this week. That’s why the 36-year-old national goalkeeper Neuer can certainly be rested.
In the premier class, on the other hand, Bayern could already solve the round of 16 ticket in Pilsen after the ideal result of three victories. With nine points, they are clearly leading Group C ahead of Matchday 4 ahead of Inter Milan (six points), FC Barcelona (three) and bottom-placed Pilsen with no points.
Bayern won the first leg against the Czech champions 5-0 in Munich a week ago.
