Foot: with nine cases of Covid, Bayern requests the postponement of its match against Mönchengladbach

Decimated by the Covid, Bayern Munich wishes to postpone its Friday match (8:30 p.m.) in the Bundesliga against Mönchengladbach, Borussia sporting director Max Eberl said on Wednesday, after speaking with his Munich counterpart Hasan Salihamidzic.

The club announced on Wednesday afternoon the positive test of defender Alphonso Davies, the ninth case in the professional workforce.

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Munich-Mönchengladbach is due to open Matchday 18, the first of the return matches.

Bayern, at the top of the standings with 9 points ahead of their runner-up Dortmund, is also deprived of two players who left for the African Cup of Nations, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr, and young Josip Stanisic, hurt.

So, officially only 13 players from the pro group remain available, but internationals Leon Goretzka and Niklas Süle did not appear in training on Wednesday either, without a reason being immediately given.

The regulations of the DFL stipulate that a request for postponement cannot be accepted if the club has more than 15 valid players (under professional contract and / or amateurs entitled to play pro).

Among the able-bodied must be at least nine players under professional contract, including a goalkeeper.

In addition to Manuel Neuer, the iconic captain and goalkeeper, five French players are also among the positive players for Covid: the internationals Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman, Lucas Hernandez and Corentin Tolisso, as well as the young Tanguy Nianzou.