With returnees Joshua Kimmich and some worries about the corona virus, FC Bayern Munich started preparing for the second half of the season late on Monday.
National player Kimmich was back on the field with his teammates for the first time in the afternoon after a 47-day Corona break.
Leroy Sane, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Hernandez and Tanguy Nianzou were not there.
At first it was not known whether there were further positive results in the morning PCR tests.
Bayern had to postpone their start into the new year by one day due to a total of five corona cases involving captain Manuel Neuer. At the start of the second half of the season, the sovereign autumn champion will receive Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday (8.30 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Bundesliga and at DAZN). Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry only trained individually. Kimmich was there for the first time since November 17th. One day later, the country's most prominent vaccine skeptic had to go into isolation for the second time. He infected himself with COVID-19 and eventually got vaccinated.
In addition to Neuer, Kingsley Coman, Corentin Tolisso, Omar Richards and co-trainer Dino Toppmöller were missing because of Corona.
In addition, coach Julian Nagelsmann initially has to do without Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bouna Sarr, who take part in the Africa Cup.
Josip Stanisic is injured (torn muscle bundle), Michael Cuisance has been transferred to Venice FC.
The goals remain high.
“The core of the winning team from 2020 is still together”, writes Thomas Müller in his personal newsletter about the latest Champions League triumph in 2020, “at the time we celebrated, we swore to each other: we will win the title again! "And in the league it is important to expand the top position.