Na serious wahala dey for Bayern Munich camp as dem dey prepare for Bundesliga match against SC Freiburg this Saturday. The main gist na Harry Kane injury wey dey make headache for coach Vincent Kompany. The 32-year-old striker go miss the Freiburg match because of ankle problem wey he carry from England national team duty.
Kompany talk say, “I dey positive about Tuesday, but Freiburg come too early. E no sweet to no see am around.” The coach yarn say Kane do good training with England squad until Sunday, then ankle wahala start. The striker miss England friendlies against Uruguay and Japan because of the injury.
For Bayern training ground, situation dey mix. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer don return to full training after calf issue. Jonas Urbig, Alex Pavlovic, Alphonso Davies, Josip Stanisic, and Jamal Musiala all dey back for regular training. But Kane dey only do light session on bicycle ergometer while team dey train without am.
Kompany admit say Real Madrid Champions League quarter-final match dey for everybody mind. “For sure, players don talk about this thing during international break,” the former Manchester City defender talk. He announce say keeping team routines dey provide stability ahead of important matches.
Losing Kane go be big blow for Bayern. For nine Champions League matches this season, the Englishman score 10 goals with two assists. Bayern dey close to break 101-goal record from 1971/72 season, currently dem get 97 goals. But Kane might no reach Robert Lewandowski record of 41 league goals from 2020/21 season.
With seven matches remain for current season, Kane get 31 goals for 26 league games and 48 goals across all competitions. For Freiburg match, Serge Gnabry dey expected to cover striker position, while young player Lennart Karl fit play number ten role.
Bayern announce say Kane dey undergo further treatment while trying to catch up with individual training. The Bavarians dey nine points ahead of Borussia Dortmund for Bundesliga table with 70 points from 27 games. Dem dey on 12-match unbeaten run after 4-0 victory over Union Berlin for last match.
For Freiburg side, Julian Schuster team dey eighth for table, nine points away from top six. Freiburg na only other Bundesliga team wey still dey compete for three fronts – Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal semi-final, and UEFA Europa League quarter-final.
Meanwhile, Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund don address transfer rumours about Bayer Leverkusen striker Christian Kofane. Freund talk say, “I believe say discussions dey happen for all directions, or people dey talk to one another for transfer market. But we no make any concrete statements on the matter.”
Kofane agent Eric Depolo don reveal to Daily Arsenal website say several top European clubs dey interested, including Bayern and Arsenal. The 19-year-old Cameroon international move from Albacete Balompie to Leverkusen at start of season for around five million euros.
Freund also explain why Raphael Guerreiro go leave Bayern at end of season. “E no easy, because na great lad, play many good games and very versatile,” Freund talk. Guerreiro join Bayern on free transfer from Borussia Dortmund for summer 2023 but no consistently match form wey he show for Dortmund days.
For other team news, Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies dey back working with group but dem fit manage dem carefully to avoid setback before Champions League tie. Aleksandar Pavlovic don rejoin team training and dey back in contention for midfield role.
Bayern predicted lineup for Freiburg match include Neuer; Stanisic, Upamecano, Tah, Laimer; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Karl, Diaz; Gnabry. The match go kick off 2:30pm BST Saturday 4th April at Europa-Park Stadion.
As Bayern dey chase Bundesliga title glory, Dortmund go face VfB Stuttgart for Saturday afternoon. Dortmund maintain eight-point buffer over Stuttgart after 3-2 comeback victory over Hamburger SV before international break. Stuttgart dey unbeaten for last six Bundesliga games with Deniz Undav in top form.
RB Leipzig make trip to SV Werder Bremen as fellow top-four contenders. Leipzig win three of last four matches, while Bremen don improve under Daniel Thioune with three victories from past four Bundesliga fixtures.
VfL Wolfsburg dey 17th place and face tough test against Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena. Leverkusen dey aim to close gap to UEFA Champions League qualification spots. TSG Hoffenheim welcome 1. FSV Mainz 05 to PreZero Arena as dem dey aim to revive European push.
FC Augsburg and Hamburg go face off at WWK Arena, with Hamburg needing three points to put dem on brink of safety. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 need win against Borussia Monchengladbach to avoid drop to second tier, while FC St. Pauli have date with 1. FC Union Berlin.
For Sunday, 1. FC Cologne begin new era under René Wagner when dem visit Eintracht Frankfurt. Cologne get two wins from 18 matches and dey near bottom of table, while Frankfurt no concede at home under Albert Rieira.
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