"Laimer's injury compounds matters as it was only in the prior contest, an 8-1 demolition of VfL Wolfsburg, that the Bavarians lost versatile defender Josip Stanišić to an ankle injury that will keep him out a similar amount of time. And Sacha Boey is also out with illness. After navigating the Hinrunde without the services of its top two left-backs, Bayern begins the Rückrunde without three right-backs. Who steps up? Here are the options:"
"Of these, Kimmich is by far the closest thing Bayern has to a natural right-back. The position was his for club and country before he made the switch to midfield, and though he prefers operating more centrally, the Germany captain is capable of pulling the strings from right-back - and might naturally invert further up the pitch in a system that can easily accommodate that. And Bayern has the cover in midfield: Aleksandar Pavlovi and Leon Goretzka started in the pivot against Köln."
Konrad Laimer will be out for three to four weeks with a calf tear sustained in a 3-1 win over FC Köln. Josip Stani61i07 is also sidelined for a similar period with an ankle injury from the previous match, and Sacha Boey is unavailable due to illness. Bayern therefore start the Rückrunde missing three right-backs, creating a clear selection problem. Joshua Kimmich remains the most natural right-back option but is recovering from injury. Rapha EBl Guerreiro offers versatility but defensive limitations on the flank, while Hiroki Ito has taken dynamic, inverted positions that could be adapted.
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