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By: Hanna Raif, Philipp Kessler, Manuel Bonke
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Alphonso Davies from Munich plays the ball. © Niklas Treppner/dpa
After the return of some stars, there is competition again at FC Bayern just in time for the duels against Heidenheim and Arsenal.
Munich - Bayern star Joshua Kimmich's look is now different than it was on Saturday. Because in the hours after the 2-0 loss in the top game against BVB, the 29-year-old not only had frustration on his face, but actually had tears in his eyes. Of course, he didn't really have many reasons for optimism with a view to the upcoming games in Heidenheim (Saturday, 3:30 p.m.) and at Arsenal FC (Tuesday, 9 p.m.). There is only one thing, said Kimmich, that makes him positive in the hour of bitter defeat: “That almost everyone is back, that we can step up, can change a game from the bench, everyone has to play to their limit.” In The training week also takes place with this awareness in mind. According to the motto: Pull yourself together – otherwise someone else will play!
Kimmich himself is not affected by this. Although Noussair Mazraoui made his comeback against Dortmund after recovering from a thigh injury, the Moroccan had to miss training again on Tuesday due to illness. In any case, Thomas Tuchel would not currently be experimenting with the right-back position or, above all, with Kimmich's personnel. The national player is a pillar in the team – and is therefore a bit ahead of some of the others. An overview of the starting eleven duels.
Alphonso Davies/Raphael Guerreiro:
In the 84 minutes that Davies was on the pitch against Dortmund, he delivered an underground performance. Now that Guerreiro has been in team training since Tuesday after tearing a muscle fiber, the tide at left back could quickly turn in favor of the Portuguese, who was also ahead in the previous weeks. Guerreiro also acted inconspicuously - but much more safely than Davies.
Konrad Laimer/Aleksandar Pavlovic:
Pavlovic has had weeks to forget. A swollen eye in Darmstadt, then the tonsillitis that made him postpone his DFB debut. But now the 19-year-old is back, which means for Konrad Laimer: things are likely to be tight. The Austrian tried harder against BVB than many others, but the interaction with Leon Goretzka didn't work at all.
Finished work after 63 minutes in the top game against BVB: Bayern star Leroy Sané. © Sven Simon / Imago Images
Leroy Sané/Mathys Tel:
Sané has now gone 23 games without a goal - Mathys Tel, however, has only played one. Although the Frenchman usually comes from the bench, he proved in the 2-2 draw against Freiburg that he is also a goal threat as a starting player. Or to put it another way: more dangerous than Sané in his current form.
Thomas Müller also has to fear for his starting position
Thomas Müller/Kingsley Coman/Serge Gnabry:
Because Jamal Musiala is probably set, there is a three-way battle for the right wing. Against Dortmund, Coman and Gnabry came off the bench and the pressure on Müller is increasing. Gnabry has already scored two joker goals after a long injury break, and Coman also looks lively. After six league starting eleven appearances, things could get tight for Müller.
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Matthijs de Ligt and Eric Dier/Minjae Kim and Dayot Upamecano:
In recent weeks it has sounded as if Tuchel is unconditionally relying on de Ligt and Dier in central defense. But the duo didn't seem solid either in Darmstadt or against Dortmund. It's quite possible that Upamecano and Kim will get the chance to do better with Arsenal in mind.
Sven Ulreich/Manuel Neuer:
The duel in goal is not a real one. If Neuer is fit, Neuer plays. If he isn't there yet, Ulreich plays. Trend: No risk in Heidenheim in order to be in top shape in London.
Hanna Raif, Philipp Kessler, Manuel Bonke