Bad news from Säbener Strasse in Munich: Benjamin Pavard injured and missed Bayern's Bundesliga opener in Gladbach.
Munich - FC Bayern Munich are plagued by personnel concerns before the Bundesliga kick-off * at Borussia Mönchengladbach * this Friday (8.30 p.m., here in the live ticker).
After world champion Lucas Hernández, tempo dribbler Alphonso Davies, the German national player Niklas Süle and the Spaniard Marc Roca, Benjamin Pavard has now also been injured.
Benjamin Pavard: Bayern defense star injured his ankle during training
Specifically: The 25-year-old Frenchman sustained an ankle injury during team training on Säbener Strasse in Munich *.
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on this Wednesday evening (August 11th).
Accordingly, the right winger is expected to be out for three to four weeks.
Bitter: The German Bundesliga record champions * currently have no adequate replacement in Pavard's position.
Bouna Sarr has not been able to convince since his move to FC Bayern *.
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Leader Joshua Kimmich may move to the right, with the 26-year-old from Swabia affirming at the 2021 European Football Championship that he feels much more comfortable in the middle than in the position of right-back.
Since Süle recently suffered from back problems, the defense should become the first major construction site for the new Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann *.
After the departure of veterans David Alaba and Jerome Boateng, the defensive is already considered a possible weak point of the German record champions *.
Benjamin Pavard: Bayern star also missed the Supercup against Borussia Dortmund
And: The opponent at the start of the new 2021/22 season has it all. Bayern lost a test against Gladbach 0-2 at the end of July with a thinned squad. Pavard will also be absent from the Supercup at Borussia Dortmund * on Tuesday (August 17, 8.30 p.m., here in the live ticker) and from the DFB Cup match at Bremer SV (August 25). Last season, the French international played in 24 Bundesliga games *. Bayern recently confirmed that they did not want to make any further transfers. Even if the name Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig) * persists, there is no reinforcement in sight, at least for the defense.
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