Bayern line-up against Dortmund: Three returnees for Nagelsmann?
Created: 04/23/2022, 08:40
By: Michael Haug
FC Bayern can secure their tenth championship title in a row against Borussia Dortmund.
But who is playing?
Coach Julian Nagelsmann gives a personnel update.
Munich - FC Bayern Munich meets Borussia Dortmund, it's the game of our time in German club football!
As if this game alone wasn't enough, FC Bayern can achieve history in two respects: firstly, the tenth championship title in a row.
Second: For the first time, the championship could be won in a direct duel against the rival from Dortmund!
The line-ups of both teams are eagerly awaited.
FC Bayern Munich: Nagelsmann gives a personal update
Head coach Julian Nagelsmann has not yet decided on Niklas Süle.
"If he's fit, he's a candidate for the starting XI," said Landsberger at the matchday press conference.
Leon Goretzka is back in team training after his cold.
"Yesterday we trained extremely well, today we trained well," praised Nagelsmann.
Omar Richards will be out, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is back in training.
“The thing about King (Coman) is that his ankle is causing pain again.
He's being treated.
Let's see how fit he is in the end,” explains Nagelsmann.
Red against yellow: Julian Nagelsmann prepares his team for the top game © IMAGO/Ulrich Wagner
FC Bayern Munich: line-up against Dortmund – what plan does Nagelsmann have?
It will be exciting to see whether Julian Nagelsmann will bet on a back three like he did against Bielefeld and Villarreal or on a back four like in the first leg.
There is a lot to be said for a three-man chain, RB Leipzig drove BVB to despair with this system in the 4-1 win in Dortmund.
Manuel Neuer is a goalkeeper, Benjamin Pavard is likely to be a right central defender or right-back, as are Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka in defensive midfield and Robert Lewandowski up front.
Otherwise, a lot is open, Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané were not in top form recently.
Both can still decide a game alone with their genius.
FC Bayern: Expected line-up against Dortmund
Neuer - Hernandez, Upamecano, Pavard - Davies, Goretzka, Kimmich, Gnabry - Sané, Müller - Lewandowski