And now Davies too!

Next Bayern star positive - Gladbach game before cancellation?

Created: 01/06/2022, 06:15 AM

From: Florian Schimak

FC Bayern will start the second half of the Bundesliga season opener against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday.

A duo could even be absent longer than expected.

Update from January 5, 4:56 p.m.:

Now FC Bayern has also officially commented on the intended postponement of the Gladbach game.

"We currently have ten field players and two goalkeepers," said sports director Hasan Salihamidžić on Wednesday lunchtime: "That's why we're thinking about how we can play the game and have discussed the situation with the DFL."

However, the chances are not particularly high that Bayern will be successful with their wish.

"There is a set of rules that we will adhere to like everyone else," says Brazzo.

The DFL game regulations stipulate that “at least 16 licensed players and / or amateurs / contract players who are eligible to play in the licensed team must be available”.

Only if this is not the case can the application be submitted.

"It looks like we're going to play and then we'll go into the game to win," said Salihamidžić.

Update from January 5, 3:27 p.m.:

Now it's going to be sticky for Bayern!

After Leroy Sané and Dayot Upamecano on Tuesday, Alphonso Davies has now also tested positive for the corona virus.

The Munich confirmed this on Wednesday afternoon.

This means that the game of the record champions against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday is about to be canceled.

FC Bayern Munich: Corona bad news about Hernández and Neuer - Duo could be missing for a longer time

Update from January 4th, 6.30 p.m.:

Manuel Neuer and Lucas Hernández tested positive for the corona virus during their Christmas vacation in the Maldives.

They have been in quarantine since then.

And there they will stay until the end of the isolation.

Neuer will not be brought back to Germany by private plane.

According to the

, the national goalkeeper and FC Bayern should have decided that in consultation.

The same goes for Hernández.

This would allow the players to return to the field later than hoped.

Since they remain in the Maldives until the end of the isolation, they can only fly back afterwards - provided that the PCR test is negative.

The return journey and healing of the jet lag should take a few days.

Due to Neuer's failure, Sven Ulreich has been in goal for a long time.

Christian Früchtl will be the replacement keeper.

He can also hope to play if Ulreich is not able to play.

Joshua Kimmich will face Borussia Mönchengladbach at the start of the second half of the season with FC Bayern, if Corona allows it.

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Corona drama at FC Bayern is coming to a head!

Sané and Upamecano also infected

Update from January 4th, 2:50 p.m .:

Now it's official!

Leroy Sané and Dayot Upamecano were infected with the corona virus.

As FC Bayern officially reports, both players are doing well.

Both are already in domestic isolation.

Update from January 4, 2:33 p.m.:

The corona drama continues: The

reports that Leroy Sané's test on Tuesday is also positive!

In the morning, the national player drove through the drive-in test on Säbener Strasse, and at noon there was supposedly the result.

FC Bayern has not officially confirmed this yet, but if so, Sané will have to be in isolation and will definitely be out of the game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday.

Update from January 4, 2:12 p.m.:

The corona suspicion with Leroy Sané and Dayot Upamecano from FC Bayern remains.

Both stars did not take part in the team training of the record champions on Tuesday.

In contrast to Josip Stanisic, who completed his training program after tearing his muscle bundle on Säbener Straße.

FC Bayern threatens game cancellation due to Corona!

Nagelsmann has to do without many stars

Coach Julian Nagelsmann at the start of training for FC Bayern Munich.

© IMAGO / Sven Simon

First report from January 4th, 10 a.m .:

Munich - It was definitely one of the bitterest hours in the recent history of FC Bayern *.

The rough 5-0 swat in the second round of the DFB Cup at Borussia Mönchengladbach at the end of October had caused quite a stir.

The first title under Julian Nagelsmann * was gone early on.

At that time, the Bayern coach was missing because of his corona infection.

Now, a few months later, there is a similar picture on Säbener Strasse.

The coach will be on the sidelines on Friday evening.

However, it is questionable whether Nagelsmann can even send enough players onto the pitch.

Corona has the record champions completely under control!

Captain Manuel Neuer and defensive star Lucas Hernandez will definitely be missing.

They are sitting in isolation in the Maldives because they contracted the virus there.

Kingsley Coman, Corentin Tolisso, Tanguy Nianzou and Omar Richards also tested positive after their return from vacation.

FC Bayern in corona chaos: Julian Nagelsmann threatens fiasco for Gladbach game

For Leroy Sané, Dayot Upamecano and Josip Stanisic, according to FC Bayern, the "diagnostics have not yet been completed", but this should be clear in the course of Tuesday.

Since Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr (both Africa Cup) are not available to Munich against the foals, Nagelsmann could be up to 13 stars missing for the second half of the season.

Is the next Gladbach fiasco looming?

Because Serge Gnabry and Leon Goretzka also only trained individually on Monday at the start of training on Säbener Straße.

Under normal circumstances, Goretzka in particular would play against Gladbach too early, as he had already missed the last three games before the short winter break due to injuries.

There is also a big question mark behind Joshua Kimmich's personnel.

The midfield star was out of action for almost 50 days after quarantine and infection.

Especially since it is not known how fit the 26-year-old is, as his lungs had recently caused problems after the illness, which is why he had to take a longer break in December.

FC Bayern against Gladbach: does the game have to be canceled?

Does the game against Gladbach have to be canceled? * According to the DFL, you can only apply for a game to be postponed if there are fewer than 15 fit players in the squad.

So if Sané, Goretzka and Co. should fail, it will be really tight for Nagelsmann.

Because then the FCB coach only has ten field players and two goalkeepers.

Nagelsmann would then have to fill up his starting eleven with regional league players from the second team.

The second half of the season doesn't start until February 26th, which doesn't mean that the guys are in the juice.

So it could get really tricky if Bayern meet Borussia with a rump squad ...