Berlin (AFP)
Lucas Hernandez will travel with his Bayern Munich teammates to Lisbon to face Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday, two days after appearing in a Spanish court which notified him of an upcoming detention.
"He's a real professional, he trained well and will certainly play a very good game tomorrow. He knows how to separate things," Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said at a press conference on Tuesday. .
"I would talk to him if I noticed anything unusual, but I didn't," he added.
Earlier in the morning, the 25-year-old defender appeared relaxed and involved in his team's collective training in Munich.
On Monday, the French world champion presented himself a day before his summons before the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJ) in order to be notified of his placement in detention.
Sentenced to six months in prison for failure to comply with a removal measure after domestic violence, the Bavarian player has until October 28 to enter prison voluntarily, unless his appeal is accepted.
He thus hopes thanks to his appeal to be able to escape prison if the justice responds favorably before that date.
Lucas Hernandez and his partner Amelia Lorente were both convicted of domestic violence in February 2017 after a brawl.
They had been sentenced to 31 days of community service with a six-month ban on approaching within 500 meters of each other and communicating.
Reconciled, the couple got married a few months later and it was on returning from their honeymoon that the player was arrested at Madrid airport for having violated this removal measure.
Bayern have since confirmed that his presence in court on Monday was aimed at integrating him into the squad for Lisbon.
Hernandez should thus be aligned again in central defense Wednesday night when his team will be looking for a third victory in as many matches in this group stage.
Julian Nagelsmann has further clarified that German midfielder Leon Goretzka, who has a cold, will be replaced by Marcel Sabitzer.
In the left lane of the defense, the young Josip Stanisic is expected to take the place of the Canadian Alphonso Davies, hit in a leg and left prematurely on Saturday in the broad 5-1 victory against Leverkusen in the league.
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