Bayern Munich will have a fully fit squad after this month’s international break and enter a title challenge, coach Vincent Kompany said on Friday, amid a growing injury list and a busy fixture list.
The Bundesliga leaders, in the running for three titles, were without goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and defender Hiroki Ito when second-choice keeper Jonas Urbig suffered a concussion and Jamal Musiala and Alphonso Davies were injured in the 6-1 Champions League round of 16 first leg against Atalanta on Tuesday.
All will be unavailable for Saturday’s league match against Bayer Leverkusen, and Kompany said this month’s international break came at just the right time to give his players time to recover. Veteran Sven Ulreich will be in goal on Saturday.
“It could have been worse,” Kompany said at a press conference. «Jonas will hopefully be back sometime next week. Jamal, maybe he will train again next week. Lihat juga psf4. For Phonzie, the international break will help and I hope that we will have a full squad after the international break. That is positive for the last part of the season.»
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The Bavarians lead the Bundesliga with 66 points, 11 ahead of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, with nine games remaining. It is also through to the semi-finals of the German Cup, where it will play Leverkusen on April 22. Next week they will host Atalanta in Munich for the second leg.
The Bundesliga will start in the last week of March for internationals and World Cup play-offs and will resume on April 4. Canadian international Davies has been ruled out for the World Cup co-hosts’ friendlies against Iceland and Tunisia.
“The good thing is that there are no serious long-term injuries,” said Kompany. “It’s just frustrating for the guys who just want to play.”
However, Kompany could have star striker Harry Kane back in the squad on Saturday after the England captain missed the last two games with a minor muscle injury.
“Maybe he’ll play tomorrow,” the coach said. «He has trained for a full week. We have not taken any risks with him. We cannot give up, even if we are eleven points ahead. If Harry is fit, he will play.»
Published on March 13, 2026
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