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Rome (AP) - Hansi Flick seems to be planning a key role for Leon Goretzka in Bayern's Champions League game at Lazio.
The Munich coach spoke to the national soccer player for a long time on the club site before the start of the final training session.
It is speculated that Goretzka could replace the still missing Thomas Müller (Corona quarantine) as a driver in the offensive midfield in the first leg of the first leg on Tuesday (9 p.m. / Sky) in the Stadio Olimpico.
Flick had praised Goretzka after his 45-minute comeback in the 1: 2 against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga last weekend for an astonishingly good performance after his corona infection.
"He was extremely aggressive and had a lot of ball wins," said Flick.
Goretzka transferred "a positive energy" to the team.
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In Rome, Goretzka is likely to start again.
Especially since the defending champion's personnel problems remain large.
In addition to vice-captain Müller, Serge Gnabry and Benjamin Pavard as well as Corentin Tolisso and Douglas Costa are also out.
Flick's assistant Miroslav Klose, who played for Lazio from 2011 to 2016, had intensive discussions with Robert Lewandowski during training.
For the world footballer there will be a duel between the striker and Lazio attacker Ciro Immobile in Rome.
The 31-year-old Italian failed in 2014 to successfully succeed Lewandowski, who had moved to Munich at the time, at Borussia Dortmund.
Lothar Matthäus is particularly excited about the shooting competition of the goalscorers Robert Lewandowski and Ciro Immobile at the start of FC Bayern in the knockout round of the Champions League.
"I'm not only looking forward to the duel between Lazio and Bayern, but also to Immobile against Lewandowski," said Matthäus on Monday when he was introduced as the new brand ambassador for a betting company (Interwetten).
In contrast to what it used to be in Dortmund, real estate is working again at home.
"He snaps again where he is loved, where he speaks the language," said Matthäus, who once played for Inter Milan in Italy.
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He sees a lot of work coming to his former club FC Bayern on Tuesday (9 p.m. / Sky).
"It's a difficult task, especially for Bayern at the moment," he said with a view to the Club World Cup, injuries and corona cases.
"Even FC Bayern won't put it away so easily."
The German soccer champions would advance in two games.
In the exciting Bundesliga title fight, Matthäus sees good chances for RB Leipzig, which is only two points behind Munich.
«Leipzig has an excellent team and, for me, a better substitute bench than Bayern Munich.
This is particularly important at this time because of the stress, "said the 59-year-old.
"The substitute bench at Bayern Munich seems to be a bit of a problem because there is nothing to add."
Many additions have not yet arrived.
"Leipzig has a great chance of replacing Bayern Munich after eight years as German champions," said Matthäus.
But FC Bayern is always there when it matters.
"A nice, open championship."
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