Football-free time will probably continue for a while and there is currently no end in sight. There are also measures to reduce the risk of infection at the German industry leader FC Bayern.
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- The team from Munich will meet on Tuesday at Säbener Straße .
- This is how the record champions prepare themselves for the uncertain, near future.
Munich - The football carousel is no longer spinning, the professional players of FC Bayern Munich were free on Monday. Already on Tuesday , the players of the German record champions will meet again at Säbener Straße for training. The Bundesliga league leader's plan currently includes training every day, as the kicker reports. The form in which these units will run will be announced shortly.
Corona crisis and FC Bayern: the ball is resting - this is what planning in Munich looks like
Taking into account the current development around the corona virus , the professionals around Robert Lewandowski and Co. will then be given a schedule. That is why the Munich officials, especially the team doctors, are in intensive exchange with the Robert Koch Institute.
"Everyone is important."
President Herbert Hainer on the # Corona crisis: https://t.co/0W4fqpLQjQ
The football-free time will now last until at least April 2 and for FCB it is about "maintaining the fitness of the team", as coach Hansi Flick said. In addition, convalescents such as Lewandowski (knee problems) and Ivan Perisic (ankle fracture) can continue their rehab program without time pressure. The ailing Bayern professionals would now be very likely to be able to play for the postponed second leg in the round of 16 against Chelsea FC (first leg 3-0).
FC Bayern: The FCB stars should "avoid social contacts" because of Corona
Of course, the protagonists from Säbener Straße do not only focus on the sporting future of the current season . In general, the FCB stars are required to take the highest precautionary measures: "We have given the players, the staff and also the employees rules of conduct on how to avoid social contacts," said Karl-Heinz Rummenigge on record. However, company employees - including the players - are not currently being tested, but only, as Hansi Flick added, "when there are signs". Up to now there is no suspicion to report to FC Bayern.
To keep it that way, Uli Hoeneß, who resigned from the presidency at the end of 2019, appeals: "The crucial thing is that everyone in his area ensures and helps that there are as few other cases of infection as possible." It must "prevail among everyone that we are only at the beginning of this problem," emphasized the 68-year-old, who made remarkable statements the day before in the "double pass" at SPORT1 .
Successor Herbert Hainer describes the economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis as a "big challenge" for Bayern Munich. However, as the club president told dpa , the most successful German football club is "excellently positioned": "Despite this immense challenge, which we can all only tackle together, we are confident about the future."
To curb the spread of Sars-CoV-2, leagues and associations are ceasing operations worldwide. Meanwhile, FC Wuhan is "fleeing" from Europe.
PF with dpa