In the last game before Christmas, FC Bayern will face VfL Wolfsburg at the end of the Bundesliga season. The live ticker for the game.
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- The live ticker for the game is constantly updated.
Wolfsburg – Four days before Christmas, the FC Bayern Munich players want to give their fans their first gift. To do this, coach Thomas Tuchel’s team needs to win against VfL Wolfsburg on matchday 16 of the Bundesliga.
FC Bayern against VfL Wolfsburg today in the live ticker: Kovac has some breathing room
Thomas Tuchel meets his previous predecessor at FC Bayern, Niko Kovac. The Croatian was relieved of his coaching duties at the Reds at the beginning of November 2019 and, if the rumors are to be believed, he is also threatened with the same in Wolfsburg. With a narrow win at SV Darmstadt (1-0), Kovac was able to stabilize his wobbly chair last weekend, at least in the short term.
A win against the heavy favorites from Munich would probably increase Kovac’s job security a lot, but there is little to suggest it. On matchday 15, FC Bayern won confidently 3-0 in the top game against VfB Stuttgart. And the Munich team is currently in good form in other ways too.
Wolfsburg game in the live ticker: Will Müller be on the bench after extra time?
Admittedly, after the catastrophic 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt, the mood on Säbener Straße briefly took a nosedive. After the recent successes, the mood barometer should show a better mood again.
Of course, Thomas Müller’s extension, which was made official on Tuesday afternoon, also contributes a large part to this. The Bavarian represents the DNA of the club like no other in the FCB ranks. The fact that Müller is no longer one of the undisputed permanent staff does not detract from this. It remains to be seen whether Thomas Tuchel will give him a Christmas present in the form of a starting eleven.
Tuchel also knows exactly how important Müller is to the team. It is still unclear whether he will be part of the starting eleven again against Wolfsburg. There are also still question marks behind two other players in the run-up to the game. (sh)