On Friday, FC Bayern will face Bayer Leverkusen in the top game of the 4th Bundesliga matchday. Before the game there will be the obligatory press conference on Thursday. Here you can follow what coach Thomas Tuchel has to say in the live ticker from 2 p.m.
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FC Bayern Munich: Press conference with Thomas Tuchel in the live ticker
Tuchel on Leverkusen: “Very good team, very good coach!”
“Leverkusen is a big challenge, a very good team with a very good coach! Bayer is very homogeneous, stable and at a high level, an evening game is the worthy setting for such a match. We will be ready to put our best foot forward tomorrow show and win.”
Tuchel on Kimmich: “It’s questionable”
“With Joshua Kimmich it is still questionable whether he can be used, the same applies to Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. Dayot Upamecano is starting training today and will be fit to play. With Jamal Musiala we will monitor the developments throughout training and then see “How many minutes is that enough?”
Tuchel on deadline day: “Opinion hasn’t changed!”
“Since nothing has changed in the squad, my opinion hasn’t changed either. Now we’re focusing on Leverkusen.”
Tuchel about DFB players: “We did the development work ourselves!”
“We saw them in the dressing room for five minutes yesterday and it was business as usual. The players did their own building work with the win against France.”
Thomas Tuchel steps onto the podium, now it begins!
Before the start: The top game probably comes too early for goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, but Jamal Musiala should be able to make his comeback against the league leaders after a torn muscle fiber.
Before we start: Who at Bayern is actually fit for the cracker? For example, there is a big question mark behind Joshua Kimmich. Tuchel may be able to give an update.
Before starting: From Bayer’s perspective, the balance sheet in Munich can be improved. Leverkusen lost eight of the last ten games in Munich. On the other hand there is a win and a draw. After all, the last threesome wasn’t that long ago. In November 2019, the Werkself won 2-1 at the Allianz Arena.
Before the start: The top game between FC Bayern and Bayer Leverkusen takes place on Friday (8.30 p.m.). Both teams have won all three of their previous games. Leverkusen is at the top of the table ahead of Munich only because of the better goal difference.
Before we begin: Welcome to the live ticker for the FC Bayern press conference with coach Thomas Tuchel. It starts at 2 p.m.
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Bundesliga: The current table
PlaceTeamSp.GoalsDiffPkt.1.Bayer Leverkusen311:3892.Bayern Munich39:2793.Stuttgart311:5664.RB Leipzig310:4665.Union Berlin38:5366.Hoffenheim37:5267.Wolfsburg35:4168.Freiburg33:6-369.Borussia Dortmund34:31510.A costume Frankfurt33:21511.Werder Bremen34:5-1312.Augsburg37:9-2213.Bochum33:8-5214.Köln32:4-2115.Heidenheim34:7-3116.Borussia M’gladbach35:9-4117.Mainz 0532:9-7118 .Darmstadt 9832:10-80
