After PSG win: Kompany to rotate squad v Union, Bayern star out | OneFootball

After the emotional 2-1 victory against Paris Saint-Germain, the everyday Bundesliga routine awaits FC Bayern again this Saturday. The record champions will visit Union Berlin—and much suggests that coach Vincent Kompany will make changes to his starting eleven.

The win in Paris took a lot out of the Munich team. Especially since they had to play an entire half with one man down after Luis Díaz was sent off. The Munich side doesn’t have much time to recover. Already tomorrow, Saturday, the tough away match against Union Berlin in the Bundesliga is on the agenda. Accordingly, Kompany is likely to give his stars a brief breather.

Kompany: “We’re waiting for the body’s signals”

At the pre-match press conference, the Belgian hinted that he could indeed rotate the squad in Berlin—but he didn’t want to commit yet: “We’ll see tomorrow who plays. There’s always the question: ‘When do the players get a break?’ And when they do get a break, the question is: ‘Why are they getting a break?’ We always look at the signals from the body. If those are good, if the players have recovered well, are fit and ready for the next game, we’ll go with that.”

Kompany therefore wants to decide at short notice which of his key players he will rest—and which ones will have to go straight back into action after the exhausting Champions League night.

Guerreiro ruled out

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Raphaël Guerreiro will definitely be missing. The Portuguese player has some minor muscular problems after the top match against Bayer Leverkusen and will be rested in Berlin. “Only Raphaël Guerreiro has a few complaints after the Leverkusen match, so we’ve taken him out as a precaution,” Kompany explained.

This means Bayern remain on track ahead of their 17th competitive match of the season—and want to set their sights on the next Bundesliga record in Berlin: their tenth consecutive win to start the season.

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