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Bayern Munich seems to have gotten fully back on track and will now be ready to square up with Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.Of course, Bayern Munich will have to get by VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga before the mega match up, but there is plenty to talk about - even aside of the upcoming marquee tie.

Bayern Munich and Morocco defender Noussair Mazraoui is looking at an extended spell on the sidelines.Mazraoui had caught COVID-19 during Morocco's run at the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup, after which he returned to play 45 minutes against France in the semifinal.Since his return to Bavaria, scans revealed post-COVID pericarditis.

When looking at the 2022/23 so far, there seems to be something missing: The period where it became abundantly clear that Thomas Müller should be a bench player at Bayern Munich.The urgency to get Jamal Musiala into the starting is absolutely warranted, but some could could point to Bayern Munich's up-and-down performance on Friday against RB Leipzig as a reason why the team still needs a figurehead like Thomas Müller.

It's only been one draw and Julian Nagelsmann is already facing some tough questions from the media.Such is the life of a Bayern Munich coach.Then again, you could say that it reflects the high expectations placed on the squad this season.There's a lot of talent in this team, and it's up to the coach to harness it.

Bayern Munich might be on a break, but BFW has plenty of hot topics - and maybe some hot takes - to chatter about.Join us for this week's Weekend Warm-up podcast, where we have a ton of good discussion points on the agenda, including:


Why Bayern Munich should extend the contract of Benjamin Pavard,
Germany's squad selections and why this was a necessity for Hansi Flick.

Benjamin Pavard is enjoying a renewed period of confidence at Bayern Munich, but he's putting off talks of his future until at least the summer.This, despite recent reports that Bayern were on the verge of extending the center-back's contract."I'm focused on my performances and that we win as many titles as possible at the end of the season," Pavard said ( via Christian Falk by way of @iMiaSanMia).

At 26 years of age, Bayern Munich's French international star, Benjamin Pavard, is coming to his peak years as a footballer, but both Man United and Chelsea should tread carefully when considering signing him according to Jonathan Johnson.Writing exclusively in his column for CaughtOffside, full details of which will be available on Friday in the CaughtOffside Substack, Johnson raised a few red flags where the defender was concerned.

Bayern Munich have dispatched VfL Bochum by three goals to nil.In what can be described as an uncomfortable game, the superior quality of the Rekordmeister proved too much for the neighbors of Borussia Dortmund to handle.So, who stood out today?Jersey Swap: Christopher Antwi-Adjej
Bochum's attacks rarely troubled Bayern on the day, but if there was one who tried his hardest for the Ruhr club, then it's Antwi-Adjej.

Those who followed the FIFA 2022 Men's World Cup from a Bayern Munich perspective may have noticed a curious thing about Morocco's wonderful run to the third-place game.Bayern right-back Noussair Mazraoui was entrenched as the starter on the left.This is nothing new for the 24-year-old Mazraoui, who now has twenty caps for his senior national team since 2018.

A quick scan of the German national team's squad of 26 reveals that there are no defenders from Bayern Munich, though there are seven Bayern players in attack, midfield and goal.Having gotten used to the luxury of the Bavarian defense with the likes of world-class players like Alphonso Davies, Lucas Hernandez, Matthijs de Ligt, Dayot Upamecano and Benjamin Pavard, the German backline looks unappetizing and scary.

According to a report from Sport Bild (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann wants to lead a "tactical revolution" at the club and will likely initiate change by the full implementation of a back three system:

Julian Nagelsmann wants to shape an era at FC Bayern with his back three system.

If you want storylines, Bayern Munich has those in bunches.The club is embroiled in a crazy title race and also came out with some extremely strong public support for its manager to continue to be its leader for the foreseeable future.Those two topics generated a lot of buzz these week, plus we heard a couple of juicy transfer rumors, which always make for good conversation.

It feels like Bayern Munich fans just received the horrible news that ace defender Lucas Hernandez would miss the rest of this season with a knee injury, doesn't it?Now, though, the Frenchman is back - running (!?) - on the pitch and working to rehab his injury ( FCBayern.com):Lucas Hernández emerged from the changing room at FC Bayern's Säbener Straße training ground with a smile on his face on Thursday morning.

Bayern Munich have been active behind the scenes, targeting players and finalizing a deal for some.The Rekordmeister have recently started to look at center backs and have been linked to AS Monaco's Axel Disasi, in addition to Liverpool 's Roberto Firmino.BILD journos Tobi Altschäffl and Christian Falk ( as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia) reported that Bayern are no longer in the running for those two players and have not been a topic of discussion within the Bayern office.

Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan "Brazzo" Salihamidžić must be feeling like "all work and no play makes Brazzo a dull boy" at this point.His vacation was cut short, he has a mountain of work in front of him, and maybe just a tinge of pressure as his club faces a critical period.

Lucas Hernandez has been out of action for almost four months now since sustaining an injury in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup when France played Australia on November 22. Since then, he has not played in the Bundesliga or the Champions League and has been working on getting back to action for Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich suddenly have an abundance of options at right-back.Last summer's transfer window addition Noussair Mazraoui is on the mend after post-COVID complications from the FIFA Men's World Cup.And Benjamin Pavard and Manchester City loanee João Cancelo combined in the same XI to power the Bavarians to a 5-3 victory over Augsburg on Saturday.

Bayern Munich faced FC Augsburg in the Allianz Arena, in what turned out a thrilling, highly entertaining game.Earlier this season in the Bundesliga, Bayern were beat by Augsburg 1-0, courtesy of a Mergim Berisha goal.Though Berisha ended up returning to haunt the Rekordmeister by scoring in four minutes, the game wasn't over.

Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann understands the importance of Sunday's match against Union Berlin."I'm expecting a top game.Union had a tough game in Europa League yesterday.They always bring their football onto the pitch, it's designed for counterattacks.They always make it uncomfortable for the opponent, you don't get much space against them," Nagelsmann said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).

Will he stay or will he go?Benjamin Pavard is heading down a pivotal stretch.After three-and-a-half seasons at Bayern Munich, it's soon going to be time for club and player to decide whether to renew, or part ways - with clubs like FC Barcelona and Chelsea reportedly lurking.The Frenchman is reportedly well appreciated by the German record champions, however, with manager Julian Nagelsmann chiming in ahead of this Sunday's Bundesliga match against Union Berlin.

Bayern Munich is...healthy?According to manager Julian Nagelsmann, the squad is finally reaching the point where just about everyone is ready to go.The coach covered all of the latest injury news in his weekly press conference."It's looking good.Leroy Sané has a minor capsule injury in the ankle.

Two players were notably on the bench in Bayern Munich's 2-1 win over VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, which served also as the German Rekordmeister's final tune-up game before concluding their Champions League knockout tie against Paris Saint-Germain.Both Benjamin Pavard and João Cancelo were excluded from Julian Nagelsmann's starting XI.

Bayern Munich's Thomas Müller isn't letting his recent benching get him down.Finding himself out of the XI after the Men's World Cup, Müller appeared to be on the outside looking in for a short while.But the Raumdeuter fought his way back and showed that over the course the season, every player's time can come.

While a 1-0 lead from the first leg is nice, it doesn't mean the tie is over.Bayern Munich can become the first Bundesliga team to book passage to the Champions League quarter-finals if they beat Paris Saint-Germain tonight.Julian Nagelsmann and his team know what's at stake here.The whole season could be judged by the outcome of this game.

At the end of the winter transfer window, there were a few stories circulating that Bayern Munich had fielded an offer for defender Benjamin Pavard.Of course, given the fact that Pavard remained on the roster, everyone knew the proposal had been rejected...but who was it from?How much was the offer?

According to Sport1 reporter Kerry Hau, Bayern Munich 's Tarek Buchmann is set to be promoted to the first team come the summer of 2023.The delay for this promotion is because the central defender, currently starring in Bayern's U-19s, will first have to finish school, which he is slated to have done by then.

Injuries have been hitting Bayern Munich's squad hard lately ( Yikes...the amount of times I've read that sentence in the past 11-12 years).After losing Lucas Hernández during France's first match of the World Cup, and captain Manuel Neuer's tragic ski accident, Matthijs de Ligt (ankle) and striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (cold) were added to the list of injuries and ailments during the team's training camp in Doha, Qatar.

Bayern Munich doesn't really have that many average days.Today, against RB Leipzig, was one of them.Considering how long the Bundesliga has been away for, the performance can be forgiven.However, things need to improve fast as games will be coming thick and fast for Bayern.We talk about the following in this podcast:


The lineup selected by Julian Nagelsmann
Yann Sommer's debut and his long range distribution
The strengths and weaknesses in RB Leipzig's lineup
Joshua Kimmich's underwhelming performance
Some games which are coming up
Dayot Upamecano's "orange" card
The difference between having Benjamin Pavard and having Noussair Mazraoui in the lineup
A look at each player's performance on the Bayern side
Nagelsmann's substitutions


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Real Madrid are interested in signing Benjamin Pavard from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023, according to .The report has claimed that last season's La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners are competing with Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid and Barcelona for the signature of the 26-year-old right-back.

According to BILD, and captured by @iMiaSanMia, the five Bayern Munich players who reached the semi finals of the World Cup (therefore, not the Germans) will get a slightly longer break than the rest of the team.This follows a report that Josip Stanisic, Noussair Mazraoui, Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman and Benjamin Pavard, the players in question, all missed out on training on Wednesday while everybody else resumed team training.

When word started to circulate that Bayern Munich was closing in on a deal with former Ajax defender Daley Blind, a fervor hit because the move was both unexpected and potentially offered a quality, affordable solution to the backline's depth issue.Let's take a brief look at what Blind will bring to the table at Bayern Munich:
Position
Blind will be able to provide depth at left-back, center-back, and also as a defensive midfielder.

Bayern Munich's Hinrunde was successful on many levels and now the results are also in for BFW's Midseason Breakdown.Let's take a look at the winners:
Most Valuable Player
Analysis: For as good - and valuable - as Musiala was, I had Kimmich here just based on the fact that if he was missing, I feel like the team would have been stuck in a tailspin.

Signing a new goalkeeper has been the talk of the town on Säbener Straße nowadays, but looking further, it seems Bayern Munich are also looking for a new right back.According to Bild's Tobi Altschäffl (and captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern are looking for "a young, talented prospective player for the position - and not an expensive star."

Dec 22, 2022



Chris WrightToe Poke writer



Thanks to the unusual timing of the 2022 World Cup, the festive build-up took a backseat for a while this year, but that hasn't deterred football clubs from across Europe's top leagues cramming their stores full of Christmas knick-knacks.Central to each collection is the official Christmas sweater, which has become something of an annual tradition in the football realm.

So, it looks like Bayern Munich will lose a right-back next summer.Benjamin Pavard has set an ultimatum - either he moves to center-back permanently, or he leaves the club forever.Right now the former seems unlikely, so the latter is almost inevitable.Contract extension talks are at an impasse, and there are reports of FC Barcelona being interested in the Frenchman.

What. A. Game.Was that the best game of football ever?Maybe.The 2022 FIFA World Cup comes to a close with an incredible 3-3 draw between France and Argentina in the final.For once, a Bayern Munich player will not be coming home with the trophy as Messi and his Argentina side triumphed on penalties to win a well-earned world champion title.

The World Cup in Qatar ended with a fantastic show that saw Argentina upend defending champion France on penalty kicks and the world - yup pretty much everyone who watched it - was left stunned and the roller coaster ride of a match they witnessed.Among those amazed were members of the Bayern Munich executive team.

It's Argentina vs France in the 2022 FIFA Men's World Cup Final.Two of the strongest sides have made it to the end.Bayern Munich stars Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman, and Benjamin Pavard might all get their chance at some point in the game to help Les Bleus repeat as champions, while PSG's Lionel Messi patrols the other side in maybe his last chance to secure his international legacy.

Former Bayern Munich manager and current Germany boss Hansi Flick is excited to watch France and Argentina square off in the World Cup finale on Sunday.Flick would assuredly rather be coaching Germany in that game, but watching France and Argentina do battle seems to be a good consolation in Flick's eyes.

Bayern Munich 's season is unraveling.Germany got booted early from the World Cup.Argentina and France are set to duke it out in the World Cup finale.Things have clearly not been coming up BFW lately, but here we are - still grinding away.With so much going on, you know there is a ton to talk about, so let's get to it.

Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard might not been too keen on remaining with the club, but the coaching staff is not ready to give up hope on retaining the Frenchman just yet.According to Abendzeitung journalist Maximilian Koch, Julian Nagelsmann's group of coaches wants Pavard to stay put:

The Bayern Munich team of trainers continues to believe in Benjamin Pavard, appreciates his versatility as RB/CB and professionalism.

Benjamin Pavard has had quite the rollercoaster ride of a time in Munich.The former Stuttgart defender was highly touted when arriving at Bayern Munich, but could never find consistent form.There were highs and spells of quality, but either inconsistency or attitude problems seemed to hinder the Frenchman's time with Bayern.

In what's a serious stroke of misfortune and terrible luck for Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano, per new information from L'Equipe, the center back is still suffering from a sore throat and missed training for France ahead of their World Cup semifinals clash against Morocco.As a result, he is considered to be a significant doubt for the massive matchup after starting and playing in all but one of Les Bleus' World Cup matches, which was the 1-0 loss to Tunisia after they had already secured their advancement to the knockout stages of the tournament.

Bayern Munich 's Kingsley Coman delivered a promising update on club-and-country teammate Lucas Hernández for Christian Falk's Bayern Insider podcast, ahead of France's quarter-finals clash with England."I've had contact with him.His surgery went well," Coman said, via @iMiaSanMia."He was sad of course, but now he's determined to work hard in order to return"
Hernández suffered a devastating ACL tear within ten minutes of his World Cup campaign, and will now miss the rest of the Bayern Munich season.

The FIFA 2022 Men's World Cup quarter-finals are here.First I want to take one more moment in remembrance of Grant Wahl - by any measure a titan of American soccer journalism.His sudden passing yesterday while covering the tournament has been a shock, but the outpouring of love from those who knew or interacted with him hasn't been surprising in the least.

The noise that Benjamin Pavard has been making is growing louder and louder from demanding minutes at center back and wanting a new challenge.Bayern Munich may have given in to the pressure and decided that they will now be open to selling the Frenchman if someone approaches the club and offers a respectable amount of dough.

An ACL tear is a devastating injury for a professional athlete to suffer, and may even be a career-defining one.For Bayern Munich's Lucas Hernández, the timing could not have possibly been worse.After working hard to regain fitness for the World Cup after sustaining an adductor injury in a September Champions League match against FC Barcelona, his tournament ended after just ten minutes on the field.

According to a report by Sport Bild's Tobi Altschäffl, Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard has made up his mind to leave the club at the conclusion of this season.Pavard, who has openly toyed with the idea of a transfer (much to the chagrin of some Bayern Munich executives), has hinted more and more of late that wants to move so he can play center-back:

Benjamin Pavard is unwilling to extend his contract at FC Bayern beyond 2024 and would like to leave the club at the end of this season.

When Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernandez tore his ACL while playing for France, there was a moment of panic among the club's fanbase.To lose a player of Hernandez's caliber at this stage of the season would be devastating for many club, but Bayern Munich has three very good options to try and fill the void left by Hernandez: Matthijs de Ligt, Dayot Upamecano, and Benjamin Pavard.

Per an update from Bayern Munich's official website, defender Lucas Hernandez has undergone a successful operation in Innsbruck by Professor Christian Fink to repair his torn cruciate ligament.He sustained the injury in the first half of France's 4-1 win over Australia to pen up their World Cup campaign and he was replaced by his brother, Theo Hernandez in the 13th minute of play when France was trailing 1-0 after a goal from Craig Goodwin.

It's official: According to Bayern Munich, Lucas Hernandez has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee and will be sidelined for the next several months.The Frenchman went down during the opening minutes of France's World Cup game versus Australia, having to be substituted off for his brother Theo.

Bayern Munich sent a record breaking 17 players to the Qatar World Cup with the French Kingsley Coman, Benjamin Pavard, Lucas Hernández and Dayot Upamecano amongst them.Now L'Equipe (via iMiaSanMia) is reporting that the defender trio of Pavard, Hernández and Upamecano are expected to start in France's World Cup debut on Tuesday, November 22nd.

There has been a lot of drama surrounding the future of Benjamin Pavard at Bayern Munich.Pavard has openly talked about a exploring different club for his future and in recent days, other clubs seem to be kicking the tires on the Frenchman.Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, and AC Milan are believed to be among the teams interested in the talented and versatile defender.

Bayern Munich is on break, but its 17 players who were called to their international teams for the World Cup certainly are not.There will be a ton of activity for the Bayern boys as the tournament in Qatar is set to kickoff.What does that mean?There is still plenty to talk about with both the German national team and with Bayern Munich.

According to the Spanish outlet Sport, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Chelsea FC are all ready to pounce on Bayern Munich defender Benjamin Pavard, who has been open about his willingness to explore a new project.Per the report, however, Pavard might not be all that pleased with the options since they are all reportedly considering him a right-back, the position he is looking to transition away from in favor of a move to center-back.

Bayern Munich have recently tied down Sven Ulreich and Josip Stanišić in contract extensions until 2024 and 2026 respectively, but now it looks like the club are shifting their focus to three players nearing the end of their contracts: French defenders Lucas Hernández and Benjamin Pavard, and Cameroonian striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

After Sven Ulreich was awarded a new contract yesterday, Bayern Munich have gone ahead and announced the extension of yet another key backup - Josip Stanisic.The 22-year-old plays a number of utility positions across the backline, notably acting as a backup whenever the club enters an injury crisis.

Bayern Munich defenders Lucas Hernández, Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano, and winger Kingsley Coman have all been called up to the France national team for the 2022 Men's World Cup.The full 26-man squad for Didier Deschamps also features RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku:
However, the defending World Champions will be without many of their stalwarts in midfield - N'Golo Kanté and Paul Pogba both missing out due to injury.