As of: February 26, 2024, 7:12 p.m
By: Marius Epp
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Thomas Tuchel relies on the central defender duo de Ligt and Dier against RB Leipzig.
Minjae Kim just sits on the bench for now.
Update from February 24th, 5:30 p.m.:
FC Bayern's line-up is here: Thomas Tuchel surprises with a new personality!
Minjae Kim only sits on the bench, but Eric Dier starts.
As expected, Joshua Kimmich will play as a right-back.
FC Bayern line-up: Neuer – Kimmich, de Ligt, Dier, Guerreiro – Goretzka, Pavlovic – Sané, Müller, Musiala – Kane
Bayern line-up against Leipzig: Tuchel threatens his stars
Update from February 24th, 2:35 p.m.:
FC Bayern has had turbulent days, but the picture on the sidelines remains unchanged for the time being: Thomas Tuchel is still the coach of the record champions.
He announced that he would be able to be “more ruthless” when making lineup decisions in the future.
Is he putting this threat into practice for the first time today against Leipzig?
Tuchel will send what he believes is the best Bayern team into the race - regardless of sensitivities.
It is likely that there will be some changes in the starting line-up compared to the last games.
Will Tuchel bring a breath of fresh air with Mathys Tel or Bryan Zaragoza?
The offensive in particular has been in shockingly weak shape recently.
Who is very popular with the Bayern coach today will be revealed around an hour before kick-off.
Strange Tuchel situation at FC Bayern
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Munich - The situation at FC Bayern is at least unusual, if not a little bizarre: Thomas Tuchel has to go, but should still end the season as successfully as possible.
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The Bayern bosses actually no longer see Tuchel as the right coach, but he should sort it out somehow by the summer.
A strange starting point for everyone involved, who hopes that it will have a liberating effect.
But it has an advantage for Tuchel: he no longer has to take the sensitivities of the star players into account.
“I can be more ruthless now”: Tuchel’s announcement for Bayern stars before Leipzig duel
This could become apparent for the first time in the lineup against RB Leipzig (Saturday, 6:30 p.m., TV information can be found here).
“My decisions as a coach are now of course characterized by greater freedom,” Tuchel admitted frankly at the matchday press conference (read the full length here).
“You no longer need to weigh up the long-term impact of a decision,” said the Swabian and announced: “I can now be a little more ruthless.” A statement that some Bayern stars can easily take as a threat.
Because: Tuchel makes no secret of the fact that from now on he will only rely on “his” staff.
From now on, Thomas Tuchel can also make unpopular decisions - his departure from FC Bayern is sealed.
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Struggling FC Bayern decimated in the top game against Leipzig
But who is “his” staff?
In the last few weeks, Joshua Kimmich, Matthijs de Ligt and Mathys Tel in particular have had a difficult time under Tuchel.
However, there will probably be no way around Kimmich in the starting line-up for the home game against Leipzig because Tuchel does not have a ready-to-play right-back available.
Only Konrad Laimer's return could still be an option.
It is still unclear whether the Austrian can return to the squad.
Kimmich will most likely have to play in the unpopular position in which Julian Nagelsmann will also use him at the European Championships.
The Munich team are missing from the Leipzig game: Dayot Upamecano (suspended), Alphonso Davies, Sacha Boey, Noussair Mazraoui, Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry (all injured).
De Ligt, often ignored by Tuchel, will fight with Eric Dier for a place in the first eleven.
Whether Mathys Tel will get a chance remains uncertain.
In any case, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who was given preference in Bochum, could not convince.
Expected lineup of FC Bayern against RB Leipzig
Neuer - Kimmich, de Ligt, Kim, Guerreiro - Goretzka, Pavlovic - Sané, Müller, Musiala - Kane
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