FC Bayern don already win Bundesliga title for di 35th time, but di work no stop. Di team go face Mainz 05 on Saturday afternoon, and coach Vincent Kompany don plan to rotate plenty players. Di main reason na to give some stars rest because on Tuesday, Bayern go play Champions League semi-final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.
Since di title don secure, Kompany get chance to manage player fatigue. Many key players wey go feature against PSG fit start on di bench or dey substituted early. Players like Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies, and Jamal Musiala, wey dey recover from small injuries, fit no start. Di coach also fit rest Dayot Upamecano and Jonathan Tah, and give Minjae Kim and Hiroki Ito chance to play for central defense.
For midfield and attack, Leon Goretzka, Raphaël Guerreiro, and Nicolas Jackson dey among those wey fit start. Di match no just be ordinary game; Bayern still want to improve dia goal record and keep di momentum for all competitions. Di team still dey compete for DFB-Pokal and Champions League.
Meanwhile, young striker Bastian Assomo, wey be 16 years old, go dey for di first time for Bayern senior squad. According to ‘tz’ newspaper, Assomo don recover from a syndesmosis ligament tear and recently scored a hat-trick for Bayern U17. He don also score six goals in five games for Germany youth teams. Oda young players like Filip Pavić, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, and Deniz Ofli go also be part of di squad.
For Augsburg, dem go play against Eintracht Frankfurt with black armbands and hold a minute of silence to remember former goalkeeper Alexander Manninger, wey die for road accident for Austria last week. Augsburg still dey fight to secure dia Bundesliga status, and a win go make am mathematically safe.
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