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Journeyman striker Niclas Fullkrug became Germany's unlikely saviour on Sunday - and as his entertaining Wikipedia page suggests, his rise to the global stage has been an eventful one.Fullkrug's lengthy backstory includes a love of the Rocky theme tune, an explanation of his nickname 'Gap', and an alarming story from his youth days.

Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic has been named in Serbia's World Cup squad despite an ankle injury.Mitrovic missed Fulham's defeat at Manchester City on Saturday and is a doubt for Sunday's match with Manchester United, but is expected to be fit for the tournament in Qatar.Former Southampton forward Dusan Tadic, who has 90 caps, will captain the side.

Sadio Mane has been included in Senegal's squad for the World Cup in Qatar despite suffering an injury scare on Tuesday.The 30-year-old forward was forced off in the first half of Bayern Munich's over Werder Bremen.The German champions said he had an injury "to the head of his right fibula" and will miss Saturday's game against Schalke.

Senegal forward Sadio Mane is a doubt for the World Cup after sustaining a leg injury while playing for Bayern Munich on Tuesday.The 30-year-old came off after 20 minutes in Bayern's over Werder Bremen with an injury "to the head of his right fibula".Bayern have said he will miss Saturday's game against Schalke.

So here's the situation.Bayern Munich have a measly one point lead at the top of the Bundesliga, and only three games left to play.With Borussia Dortmund showing no signs of slowing down, Thomas Tuchel effectively has three finals to close out the season.Lose a single one and it's all over.A decade of Bundesliga dominance goes poof.

Bayern Munich is winding down its 2022/23 season and is doing everything it possibly can to continue holding on to the league lead.Over the weekend, Bayern Munich was unconvincing in a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen and, well, we have a lot of thoughts on where the team is coming out of that.Let's take a look at what we have on tap for this episode:


Thoughts on the Werder Bremen match including Thomas Tuchel's selections, Jamal Musiala's recent struggles, the solid showing for Ryan Gravenberch, and why certain players might be getting a longer look these days.

Borussia Dortmund demolished hapless VfL Wolfsburg 6-0 on Sunday, with two goals apiece from Karim Adeyemi and Jude Bellingham, to stay hot on the heels of Bundesliga leaders Bayern with three games left in the season.The Ruhr valley club fired three goals past the Wolves in the first half to take the wind out of their sails and added three more after the break in a one-sided game which Wolfsburg littered with defensive errors.

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund remain locked in a tight race for the Bundesliga after Bayern surrendered first place this weekend following a defeat against Mainz 05.Union Berlin, much to my chagrin, with their win over Borussia Mönchengladbach, shortened the gap to Bayern as did Freiburg with a victory over struggling Schalke.

At long last, Sadio Mané is back on the field!For the first time since the second-to-last game of the Hinrunde, the Senegalese forward is back in action.Julian Nagelsmann sent Mané on in the 65th minute of Bayern Munich 's 3-0 win over Union Berlin.It was a double substitution along with Serge Gnabry, with starters Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Kingsley Coman making way.

Starting the year with a draw is not ideal for a team like Bayern Munich.Barely three days into the Ruckrunde and the media smells blood in the water.Now, with a game coming up against 1.FC Koln, Julian Nagelsmann needs a much improved performance from his team to keep the critics at bay.Unfortunately, the Billy Goats are not a soft target.

Joshua Kimmich's stunning 90th-minute equaliser spared Bayern Munich's blushes as the Bundesliga champions rescued a 1-1 draw at home to Koln on Tuesday.Bayern had been on the verge of their first home league loss since last January before their captain took centre stage, though it was not enough to restore their six-point lead at the summit following RB Leipzig's 6-1 demolition of Schalke.

Ousmane Dembele fired Barcelona into the last four of the Copa del Rey with a hard-fought win over 10-man Real Sociedad.Dembele broke the deadlock at the Nou Camp with a powerful near-post effort after 52 minutes.Brais Mendez had seen red for Sociedad at the end of the first half following a VAR check for catching Sergio Busquets high on the ankle.

Sadio Mane has not played a match of football since November 8th of last year, which was Bayern Munich 's 6-1 win over Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga at the Allianz Arena, just a few short weeks before the World Cup in Qatar.He was subbed off in the first half with a fibula injury that inevitably caused him to miss out of Senegal's World Cup run to the round of 16, where they were eventually beaten 3-0 by England.

Will Bayern Munich make a move for Werder Bremen's Niclas Füllkrug?Even after a bright start to the Bundesliga seasons with Werder Bremen, having already bagged 10 league goals, Füllkrug announced himself even further with his performances for Germany at the World Cup in Qatar.He was one of a small list of bright spots from what was an otherwise incredibly disappointing tournament from Hansi Flick and company, and the striker is now highly sought after both in the Bundesliga and abroad.

Niclas Füllkrug has emerged with one of the best strikers in the Bundesliga this season, racking up the goals with Werder Bremen.He has done so well that the German striker earned himself a call-up with the national team at the World Cup.Heading into the tournament, many were uncertain how large of a role the striker would have.

On Tuesday, Sadio Mane suffered an injury in the first half of the game between Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen, which saw him subbed off for Leroy Sane.The next day, reports from L'Equipe, Bild, and multiple other outlets reported that the Senegal winger was completely ruled out for the World Cup.Bayern, for their part, released an official statement that refused to confirm the duration of the injury, but said that they were in contact with the Senegal Football Federation over the matter.

Sadio Mane has been named in Senegal's squad for the World Cup in Qatar despite injury concerns after he was hurt playing for Bayern Munich at the weekend.The 30-year-old forward, whose decisive penalty kicks won both the Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualification for his country this year, suffered an injury to his right fibula in Bayern's 6-1 win against Werder Bremen and misses this weekend's clash against Schalke.

After Bayern Munich obliterated his team 6-1, Werder Bremen manager Ole Werner was sort of blown away.In fact, Werner thinks Bayern Munich is just too good right now."The result doesn't make me happy.We knew how difficult the task was.We were actually in the game, but then we lost the ball and conceded the first goal.

An interview with a World Cup ambassador for Qatar ignited a fair amount of controversy on Monday.2022 tournament ambassador and former Qatar international Khalid Salman lit the fire while talking to German broadcaster ZDF.He said that homosexuality was "haram," which means it is forbidden by Islam law.

In the 90s, Snap let it be known that " Rhythm was a dancer", but in 2022 for Bayern Munich, rhythm was a 6-1 stomping of Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga.The hero of the day for the Bavarians was Serge Gnabry, who netted a hat trick, which the Germany international attributed to a newfound rhythm in the team's attack.

Bayern Munich have confirmed Sadio Mane sustained an injury to his right fibula head, though did not rule the Senegal star out of the FIFA World Cup.Mane went off injured during Bayern's rout of Werder Bremen on Tuesday.Julian Nagelsmann subsequently revealed Mane had suffered a suspected shin issue and would be assessed further on Wednesday, though reports in France and Germany claimed the 30-year-old former Liverpool attacker would not return to fitness in time to feature for Senegal in Qatar.

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Senegal forward Sadio Mane's hopes of making the World Cup are in the balance after being injured playing for Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening.

Bayern Munich trounced SV Werder Bremen in a game that, ever so briefly, looked like it could be a real battle.After Jamal Musiala's early goal, Bremen hit back almost immediately through an exceptionally well-executed and designed pattern from a throw-in, and then Jiří Pavlenka denied a penalty from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

Sadio Mane has suffered an injury scare less than two weeks before the World Cup after limping off during Bayern Munich's Bundesliga clash with Werder Bremen.The Senegal forward was substituted in the 21st minute at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, having received treatment on the pitch and subsequently signalled to the bench he could not continue.

Bayern Munich absolutely smacked Werder Bremen in a Tuesday delight and while it was not quite the 69-0 score that yours truly predicted, it was a 6-1 beatdown nonetheless.Let's take a peek at what is on tap for this episode:


     A rundown of the lineup and scoring.No sign of fatigue from Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich was an unstoppable force as they put Werder Bremen through 90 minutes of agony, winning 6-1.Here's who we think deserved a shout-out!Jersey Swap: Mitchell Weiser
You ever had that moment where he's an opponent, but my God, does he play good football?Yeah, all of us and our neighbours had that with Weiser.

Yeah, we have a game today.Remember that?Bayern Munich face SV Werder Bremen in what will be their last home game of 2022.After Union Berlin unexpected faltered against Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 13, Bayern have a chance to go into the winter break as the league leaders.The team just needs a perfect record from here on out.

There was no more dangerous possible draw for Bayern Munich than Paris Saint-Germain.Led by Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Kylian Mbappé, PSG has enough attacking power to knock off anyone, at any time.Facing that kind of threat must have Bayern Munich's defenders shaking in their boots, right?Right?

Bayern Munich just can't get enough of Paris Saint-Germain as the two teams draw each other in the Champions League again.The giants of German and French football are set for a tasty encounter come February and March 2023.For Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn, the stars were lining up for this matchup to happen.

So the Champions league draw is over, which is the reason why we delayed recording this podcast until Monday so we could talk about who Bayern Munich will play in the Round of 16.It turned out to be Paris Saint-German, a team we've faced a number of times in the last few years.Boasting an attack with the likes of Leo Messi, Neymar, and Mbappe, the Parisians have a formidable XI that can beat any team on their day.

Alphonso Davies will be fit to represent Canada at the World Cup despite sustaining a hamstring strain in Bayern Munich's win at Hertha Berlin, the Bundesliga giants have confirmed.Davies was forced off in the 64th minute of Bayern's 3-2 victory at the Olympiastadion on Saturday, sparking fears he could miss Canada's first World Cup appearance since 1986.

Bayern Munich's resident Raumdeuter Thomas Müller has a reputation for being injury free 99% of the time, but he has started to pick up knocks here and there which is something I may be partially responsible for.Anyway, things may be looking up for the Bavarian as he has started to resume training albeit a light load session.

Just before the stroke of halftime of Bayern Munich 's 6-2 win over Mainz, Matthijs de Ligt was receiving treatment from Bayern's physios while there was a VAR check that ultimately awarded Sadio Mane a penalty, for which he put in the rebound after Robin Zentner had saved the spot kick.From what it looked like, the physios seemed to be working on De Ligt's hamstring area as he was laid on his stomach.