Bayern Munich faces serious staff problems. The narrow victory against Union Berlin this past Wednesday left a total of three more players in the Bavarian infirmary and at least two of them are serious doubts ahead of the great game against the leader Leverkusen that will take place on February 10. Both Dayot Upamecano, Konrad Laimer and Joshua Kimmich finished the game injured and the first forecasts do not invite optimism.
As the German newspaper “Bild” reveals in its online version, Upamecano will take three weeks to recover from a torn fiber in the back of his left thigh. Laimer is harder due to a muscle injury in his calf that will keep him out for two months. Joshua Kimmich will undergo tests this Thursday to see if the blow he suffered to the shoulder in the final stretch of the crash is serious or not.
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Taking into account that the South Korean Minjae Kim and the Moroccan Noussair Mazraoui are competing in the Asian Cup and the African Cup, respectively, that Bouna Sarr is out for a long time due to a torn cruciate and that Davies was ostracized by Union after Going through a moment of very low performance and his clashes with Madrid, Tuchel admitted that he has serious problems in his defensive area. “We are once again having setbacks in the positions, it is as if we were jinxed,” the coach lamented.
However, and despite the alarming situation in the Bavarian defense, Tuchel does not seem to be willing to go to the market to reinforce his defense before the crucial duel against Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen. When asked if his team needs new reinforcements, the coach replied: “No. Kim is coming back. Let’s get through this. We are working on it and we are not going to panic now. “I am more worried about Konrad Laimer, but we will not abandon our strategy due to a muscle injury.”