Are Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller in Dortmund?

One drops out, one goes along

Created: 2022-10-08 04:54

By: Patrick Mayer, Christoph Klaucke

FC Bayern are worried about the use of Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller in the Bundesliga classic after corona infections.

Can they play against BVB?

The decision was made on Friday.

Update from October 7th, 12.30 p.m .:

The decision to use Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller for the top game in Dortmund has been made.

Müller will be missing from FC Bayern after his corona infection.

The 33-year-old was tested like teammate Joshua Kimmich, but still has cold symptoms, said coach Julian Nagelsmann on Friday at the game day PK.

Müller is not 100 percent fit and will therefore not train with the team yet.

On the other hand, the Munich coach kept Kimmich open.

"We'll wait for Joshua's training and then decide whether he'll come along and what makes sense," said Nagelsmann.

All medical values ​​​​at 27-year-old Kimmich are "top", assured the Bayern coach.

Müller and Kimmich tested positive last Saturday and missed the record champions in the 5-0 win against Viktoria Pilsen in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Are Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller in Dortmund?

This is the status at FC Bayern

First report from October 7th, 6.17 a.m

.: Munich / Dortmund – The German Bundesliga classic is coming up and far beyond Säbener Straße in Munich, many fans are probably asking the question: Can Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller after their corona infections on Saturday for FC Bayern at Borussia Dortmund (from 6.30 p.m., here in the live ticker)?

The decision should be made on Friday (October 7th).

Then both players should undergo another corona test with the German Bundesliga record champions.

These are likely to be PCR tests, as the German soccer giant had done in the past.

After corona infections: Can Joshua Kimmich and Thomas Müller play for FC Bayern?

"Josh and Thomas are both asymptomatic, have nothing.

You are generally fine.

They both flock with their hooves.

We just spoke to them on the phone," said trainer Julian Nagelsmann on Monday: "They have no complaints, feel good and would like to train.

If we do the tests on Friday that we always do after a corona infection, and if they go well, then both are also candidates for Dortmund.

Josh and Thomas are both asymptomatic, have nothing.

FCB coach Julian Nagelsmann on Monday

Of course, in this case you will have to see “whether from the beginning or not from the beginning.

That depends on the test results.

And also a bit of other parameters,” explained the 35-year-old from Upper Bavaria at the beginning of the week.

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And reiterated that he was confident "for the Dortmund game".

By the way, BVB also have two regular players on the brink with Mats Hummels (cold) and Marco Reus (training deficit after ankle ligament injury).

On the brink: the use of Joshua Kimmich (left) and Thomas Müller (middle) against Borussia Dortmund.

© IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto/Sascha Walther

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Meanwhile, the FCB sports director was optimistic about Kimmich and Müller: "I spoke to them, both of them are actually in a good mood.

They have no symptoms, they are fine," said Hasan Salihamidzic on Tuesday about Bayern's 5-0 (3-0) win in the Champions League against Viktoria Pilsen.

The trend at Bayern was not quite as optimistic as the week progressed.

On Thursday (October 6th) the Munich team trained behind the curtain - obviously without the two of them.

Kimmich and Müller could therefore only get back on Friday at the earliest, and thus only complete one unit before the showdown with the challenger from Westphalia.

Is that enough?

At the match day PK in Munich, coach Nagelsmann will clarify this question.

Time is running out at FC Bayern.