Week of truth! Joshua Kimmich about to make a comeback?

Is FC Bayern gilding 2020 this week – or is he going into the short Christmas break with a hangover?

Next Thursday, at a virtual FIFA gala in Zurich, it will be clear whether the triple guarantees will be selected as world coach Hansi Flick, Manuel Neuer as world goalkeeper and Robert Lewandowski as world football player.

On Saturday it is clear whether Bayern will play against fourth-placed VfL Wolfsburg after their home game on Wednesday (Bundesliga: FC Bayern – VfL Wolfsburg, Wed. from 8.30 p.m. LIVETICKER) and the following away game against the new leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the worst case this winter in fifth place or at least back at the top of the table. (Table in the Bundesliga)

That is the truth Bavaria!

Lewandowski, Neuer and Flick hope for a title

It is very likely that at least Flick and Neuer will be honored for their heroic sports acts this year. Within a few weeks, Flick turned an insecure and dissatisfied team into the strongest in Europe. His rivals are Leeds United’s Marcelo Bielsa and Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.

Neuer kept what should be kept. He has to win against Alisson Becker (Liverpool FC) and Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid). Lewandowski played the season of his life scoring goals he wanted. But he measures himself against Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus / five-time world football player) and Lionel Messi (Barcelona / record holder with six awards) on the shortlist.

Lewandowski deserves the election and has already been named European Footballer of the Year 2020. The problem: The votes of a number of eligible journalists, national coaches and captains should be safe for him.

But 25 percent of the votes also come from fans who have voted for Ronaldo and Messi many times in the past because of their world fame. For Herbert Hainer, however, it can only be Lewandowski. On SPORT1 said the Bavarian President: “He deserves it.”

Top games against Wolfsburg and Leverkusen

But when it comes to sport, FC Bayern has to nibble. The stress in the current season is noticeable in a lack of freshness in the game. 1: 1 in Union Berlin was the fourth draw in the last seven competitive games. And now Wolfsburg and Leverkusen are waiting with a lot of self-confidence, the only two teams that are still unbeaten in the current Bundesliga season. (Results and schedule for the Bundesliga)

“We’re not looking the freshest right now, you can see it,” confirmed Flick SPORT1-Demand. SPORT1-Expert Marcel Reif in im CHECK24 double pass with the exception of Kingsley Coman: “With all the other Bayern players you have the feeling that you look at people at work like on a construction site. It is not easy.”

Stir frost and be SPORT1-Pillar Due to the current defensive weaknesses, even a tactical change: “Can it work tactically in the long term that David Alaba and Jérôme Boateng defend so high and Manuel Neuer is holding everything back? It can’t go well. I think Bayern and Hansi Flick will have to think about going back five or ten meters. “

Flick will stay true to his route because he wants to create a dominance with a high-ranking foursome: “Our idea is to put the opponent under pressure.” Indeed: Bayern have never conceded a goal at home this season. After eleven match days, Neuer had 17 times behind him. In Berlin, Bayern came back for the fifth Bundesliga game in a row.

Kimmich will be back soon

The team looks forward to the return of Joshua Kimmich, who will start training again this week after his meniscus surgery. His playful class and his bite in the counter pressure are really missing.

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However, Flick does not want to rush and prefers to deploy him in January. On sky He said, “It is important that we not take a step too soon, but wait and see how our recovery goes. We are currently very happy with it. But we don’t mind that he’s only back on the field. ” January stands. “

However, Kimmich is pushing for a comeback in December. Since Leon Goretzka, who had to be replaced by the union with muscle problems, threatened to fail and Javi Martínez was absent in Berlin due to thigh problems, a Kimmich comeback could be necessary earlier than planned.

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