Harry Kane is fit for Bayern Munich’s crucial match against Borussia Dortmund – but captain Manuel Neuer will not be available, head coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed on Friday.
Kane, 30, missed England’s friendlies against Brazil and Belgium during the international break with an ankle problem, while Neuer, 37, withdrew from the squad Germany after injuring his left adductor in training.
“Harry Kane trained fully with the team yesterday,” Tuchel said. “He feels good and is going to play.
“Manuel Neuer, Aleksandar Pavlovic and Raphael Guerreiro will not play. Sacha Boey was injured this week. All four are therefore eliminated.
“King (Sley Coman) is a key player for us and he will be in the matchday squad. Serge Gnabry is also back in the team. They are two important players for us. They both work hard in training, so I have no doubts about their quality.
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Coman has missed Bayern’s last nine matches with a knee injury, while Gnabry had only just returned to the team before the international break after being out for 13 games.
Neuer only returned to action in October after fracturing his leg while skiing in December 2022. Sven Ulreich, the 35-year-old former Stuttgart goalkeeper, replaced Neuer while he was injured, but had returned to a number 2 role since the departure of the club captain. back. Israeli international Daniel Peretz is Bayern’s other senior goalkeeper, but the 23-year-old has only played once for the Munich side since his summer move from Maccabi Tel Aviv and has spent most of 2024 out due to knee problem.
Bayern enters the match against Dortmund 10 points behind Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen with eight matches remaining. Dortmund, meanwhile, are in fourth place and the final Champions League qualifying spot and are one point ahead of RB Leipzig.
After hosting Dortmund, Bayern travel to Heidenheim on Saturday April 6 before traveling to Arsenal for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday April 9.
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