Corona chaos at Bayern: Gladbach game before cancellation?

Söder criticizes - FCB squad with many no-names

Created: 01/06/2022Updated: 01/06/2022, 12:30 PM

From: Andreas Knobloch

Nagelsmann and his coaching team had to look very carefully at the squad list.

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FC Bayern Munich has immense problems before the second half of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Now even Markus Söder is getting involved.

The squad is riddled with no-names.

Munich - It started with a group around Manuel Neuer, continued with Lucas Hernandez, Tianguy Nianzou, Leroy Sané and Dayot Upamecano * and came to an end with Alphonso Davies for the first time *. What will happen until the start of the game of FC Bayern Munich on Friday evening in the Allianz Arena against Borussia Mönchendgladbach is in the stars. The many corona reports from the FCB stars caused speculation.

Is the Bayern game canceled?

Gladbach manager Max Eber indicated that Bayern would like to "drop" the game.

Hasan Salihamidzic is also said to have made an appearance at the DFL.

The soccer league has its regulations and in theory FC Bayern would have enough players.

As for the second team and the youth players, for example.

tz journalist Mano Bonke posted parts of the expected squad on Twitter:

FC Bayern Munich: Ibrahimovic and Copado in the squad against Gladbach

FC Bayern Munich: Markus Söder for canceling the game against Gladbach

Now Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder * has also interfered. In view of the many corona cases at FC Bayern, the CSU politician has spoken out in favor of postponing the start of the second half of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach, which is planned for Friday. "I think it would be better if it would be postponed," said Söder on Thursday the TV broadcaster Bild. In his estimation, as a football fan, it would be “not fair to the competition” if the match took place as planned. “We will see that it can be the same with other teams. And that's why it would be better if that would be postponed. ”The Munich team has significant personnel problems.

By Wednesday afternoon, nine corona cases were known in the professional squad of the Bundesliga autumn champions.

The opening game of the second half of the season against Mönchengladbach this Friday (8.30 p.m. / Sat.1 / DAZN) in Munich is thus on the brink.

Julian Nagelsmann speaks at the press conference at 1.30 p.m.