Bayern with several casualties, due to COVID-19 positives, reopens the Bundesliga against Borussia Mönchengladbach

One Bayern plagued by casualties, largely due to positive coronavirus, will reopen this Friday the Bundesliga with a home game against him Borussia Monchengladbach, the team that got him off the Germany Cup with a humiliating 5-0 win.

That game against Gladbach was considered a accident in the middle of an excellent Bayern campaign and their advantage at the head of the Bundesliga – nine points over the second, Borussia Dortmund – is comfortable.

However, the casualties make the match high risk for the Bavarians.

With the casualty list could almost form a starting lineup. Goalkeeper and captain Manuel Neuer, defenders Dayot Upamecano, Tanguy Nianzou, Lucas Hernández, Omar Richards and Alphonso Davies, midfielder Corentin Tolisso, and wingers Kingsley Coman and Leroy Sané have all tested positive for COVID-19.

To those absences are added those of Bouna Sarr and Eric-Maxim Choupo Moting, both in the African Cup, Josip Stasinic, with muscular problems, and Leon Goretzka, with a knee injury.

Coach, Julian NagelsmannHe will have to improvise, probably changing the usual scheme and testing players in unusual positions, and he has used the quarry to complete the call.

Dortmund will play the background match on Saturday, away against him Eintracht Fráncfort, sixth place

The third in contention, the surprising Freiburg, will also play at home on Saturday against the penultimate, the Arminia Bielefeld.

The fourth, Bayer Leverkusen, will play at home against Union Berlin, currently seventh.

Program of the day from this Friday:

Bayern-Borussia Mönchegladbach

Leipzig-Maguncia

Bayer Leverkusen-Union Berlin

Friburgo-Arminia Bielefeld

Hoffenheim-Augsburgo

Fuerth-Stuttgart

Eintracht Fráncfort-Borussia Dortmund

Hertha-Colonia

Bochum-Wolfsburgo (D)