FC Bayern Munich: Injury concerns: Tuchel hopes for three returns

FC Bayern Munich: Injury concerns: Tuchel hopes for three returns

FC Bayern leaves Münster with injury concerns. Coach Thomas Tuchel gives an update after the victory in the first round of the DFB Cup.

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel is hoping for the return of three important players for the upcoming showdown with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.

“I hope with Thomas Müller, Minjae Kim and Dayot Upamecano that it will be enough until Saturday,” said Tuchel after the 4-0 win in the first round of the DFB Cup at Preußen Münster and added: “But it will be It’s a tight race that we have to complete to get them fit. But it’s realistic, it’s doable.” All three professionals were missing from FC Bayern in Münster.

The return of the two central defenders Kim and Upamecano would be particularly important for Bayern. In Münster, midfielder Leon Goretzka and full-back Noussair Mazraoui had to help out in the center of defense. For central defender Matthijs de Ligt, playing at the weekend comes too early. The Dutchman will not be available again until next week at the earliest, said Tuchel.

Serge Gnabry will definitely be out longer. The German international suffered a fracture of the ulna in his left forearm in Münster and will be out for several weeks.

Source: Stern

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