Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP)

The four French internationals from Bayern Munich will be lined up together for the first time on Saturday at Schalke for the second day of the Bundesliga.

Lucas Hernandez, who had never been tenured at Bayern, will form the central hinge with Niklas Süle. Benjamin Pavard, who had played in the axis so far, slips on the right side of the defense.

The other world champion Corentin Tolisso will play as usual in the middle position "piston", while Kingsley Coman, successor to Franck Ribery, occupy the left wing.

As expected, coach Niko Kovac has left on the bench his new star recruit Philippe Coutinho, who is not yet sharp enough to play 90 minutes.

After their 2-2 home draw against Hertha Berlin in opening, Bayern is under pressure to stay in touch, while three teams already have six points in two games: Dortmund, Freiburg and Leverkusen.

The composition of Bayern Munich against Schalke:

Neuer - Pavard, Süle, Hernandez, Alaba - Kimmich, Tolisso - Gnabry, Thomas Müller, Coman - Lewandowski.

Coach: Niko Kovac

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