This Friday the Bundesliga returns and it does so with a Leipzig-Bayern. 3rd against the leader, a leader seeking to become the German champion for the eleventh time in a row and thereby extend his own record. Julian Nagelsmann, coach of Bayern, started the second round with two important casualties until the end of the season, that of Manuel Neuer (fractured tibia and fibula) and Lucas Hernández (torn knee ligaments during the World Cup). Bayern announced on Thursday the signing of Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer (from Borussia M’gladbach).
Winger Sadio Mané, formerly of Liverpool, is finalizing his recovery from the injury that kept him out of the World Cup with Senegal, but he is still not in a position to play this Friday in the Bundesliga’s resumption. Nagelsmann hopes it will not affect Bayern emotionally the elimination of the German team in the first stage of the World Cup in Qatar 2022.
Bayern, who will face PSG in the Champions League round of 16, are first in the Bundesliga, with 34 points, 4 ahead of Freiburg, 2nd, and 6 ahead of Leipzig, 3rd, but they haven’t lost in the German championship since September. Leipzig will face Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City in the round of 16.
Nagelsmann said: “If we win, we will have 9 points ahead of LeipzigThey are a good mattress. If we lose, it will be tight and we will be under more pressure than winning. If we do well in the Bundesliga, we will be ready for the match against PSG.”
Borussia Dortmund is 6th, with 25 points, and will be looking to bounce back when they face Augsburg on Sunday, while second-placed Freiburg visit Wolfsburg on Saturday. Dortmund is Chelsea’s opponent in the Champions League round of 16.
Source: La Verdad

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