On the eve of the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League, Bayern Munich unveiled their squad on Monday for their trip to Paris Saint-Germain. A list without Sadio Mané, but with all the same a sacred offensive contingent and in particular the maligned Leroy Sané.
Like Paris Saint-Germain who unveiled a list with Marco Verratti, Lionel Messi and especially Kylian Mbappé, Bayern Munich unveiled their group on Monday for their trip to France on Tuesday (9 p.m.) in the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League.
Mané absent, but beautiful people at Bayern
A fine selection of 22 players including the French Dayot Upamecano, Benjamin Pavard, Kingsley Coman and Mathys Tel, but not the star Sadio Mané! An absence of brand, even if it is not a surprise. Despite returning to training for several days, the Senegalese striker, now recovered from a knee injury, is not yet deemed fit for competition. An absence predicted by the main interested party this weekend with the Bavarian media. Bayern is deprived of a great player, author of 3 goals during the group stage of C1, but remains no less dangerous with an impressive attacking contingent for this crucial meeting. Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, Thomas Müller, Coman… everyone can start. Without forgetting Tel and Leroy Sané!
A Sané problem?
A last player whose talent does not suffer from any dispute and who, in usual times, would probably start. But now, like Neymar in Paris (see article here), the former Manchester City is currently arousing criticism across the Rhine. The reason ? Volleyed by its president Oliver Kahn and the sporting director of the Roten Hasan Salihamidzic, after leaving annoyed by heading directly to the locker room and without greeting his coach Julian Nagelsmann against Bochum (3-0) Saturday in the Bundesliga, the German drags since his spleen. The daily Bild explains in particular that Sané showed up without much motivation for training on Monday for the last session of the Bavarians before their trip to Paris, and with a certain “indifference” on certain sequences. Will the man with 4 goals in as many matches on the European scene this season be sanctioned and replaced against PSG? Answer Tuesday night! The Bayern group
Maxifoot
Today’s program
Tuesday, February 14: AC Milan – Tottenham (at 8 p.m. GMT)
Tuesday, February 14: PSG-Bayern Munich (At 20 o ‘clock)
Wednesday February 15: Club Brugge – Benfica (At 20 o ‘clock)
Wednesday February 15: Borussia Dortmund – Chelsea (at 8:00 p.m.)