The institution criticizes the club for its decision not to even reprimand Noussair Mazraoui after his Instagram posts. “It cannot remain a simple report,” says President Schuster.
When football coach Thomas Tuchel got on the plane on Monday, he had prepared for both scenarios. For the Champions League game at Galatasaray Istanbul (Tuesday evening, 6:45 p.m.) it would make a big difference whether right-back Noussair Mazraoui, who had a slight thigh injury, was fit to play or not. If Mazraoui had to pass, Tuchel would no longer have two, not one, but no right-backs in his squad, and that in turn would mean that he would have to send midfielder Konrad Laimer into defense. At the same time, this Laimer is needed more urgently than ever in the defensive midfield after the loss of Leon Goretzka – otherwise Tuchel would have to distribute the two positions in front of the defense to Joshua Kimmich. These are curious debates that FC Bayern have been having with themselves for a few weeks – but as we now know, they are also luxury debates in a double sense. Because they are: football debates.