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Bayern Munich resume DFB Pokal campaign against Hoffenheim

By Kiran Thakare

MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: Jerome Boateng of FC Bayern Muenchen, Ihlas Bebou of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Ivan Perisic of FC Bayern Muenchen battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Allianz Arena on October 5, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images)
MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: Jerome Boateng of FC Bayern Muenchen, Ihlas Bebou of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Ivan Perisic of FC Bayern Muenchen battle for the ball during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Allianz Arena on October 5, 2019 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) /
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MUNICH, GERMANY – JANUARY 24: Lucas Hernandez of FC Bayern Muenchen is pictured during a training session at Saebener Strasse training ground on January 24, 2020, in Munich, Germany. (Photo by A. Beier/Getty Images for FC Bayern)
MUNICH, GERMANY – JANUARY 24: Lucas Hernandez of FC Bayern Muenchen is pictured during a training session at Saebener Strasse training ground on January 24, 2020, in Munich, Germany. (Photo by A. Beier/Getty Images for FC Bayern) /

Team News

Just when it felt like Bayern’s injury woes were coming top an end, the club suffered a huge setback on Tuesday. Ivan Perisic suffered a fracture in his ankle during training. Flick confirmed that the Croatian winger will be out for at least four weeks.

However, there was some positive news on the injury front last week as Kingsley Coman returned to training with the first team. Coman continued training with the team this week too, but this game will come too soon for the Frenchman. Die Roten need all their forwards to fit for the next two months as they play multiple games across all competitions.

Lucas Hernandez is also training with the first team for quite some time now. The French defender had suffered a serious ankle injury in October that kept him out of action for three months. It has been a tough debut season for Hernandez. Rekordmeister will be looking to slowly easing him back in action to avoid another setback. Flick insisted on Tuesday that Hernandez will be in the squad against Hoffenheim.

Serge Gnabry is slowly building his fitness as he continues to get minutes off the bench. Niklas Sule remains the only long term absentee for Die Roten. The German defender is on track in his recovery process from an anterior cruciate ligament injury.