Bayern Munich’s backup goalkeeper Jonas Urbig could find himself between the sticks this weekend.
The record champions travel to Borussia Mönchengladbach in scintillating form, having won all twelve of
their competitive games so far this season. Gladbach, on the other hand, are winless and rock bottom of the Bundesliga. However, considering how much Bayern have struggled at Borussia-Park traditionally, they would do well to respect their opponents.
That said, according to Bild’s Christian Falk and Tobi Altschäffl (via @iMiaSanMia), there could be a bit of goalkeeper rotation – not out of disrespect, but due to match practice. Urbig has not played a Bundesliga match for Bayern since last season’s away trip to RB Leipzig, over five months ago. His only competitive appearance since then came against Wehen Wiesbaden in the DFB-Pokal first round.
Like it or not, Urbig will need to replace Manuel Neuer when the second round of the Pokal rolls around next week. Neuer is still serving his two-game suspension from last season’s red card against Bayer Leverkusen, and Urbig must fill his shoes. It is therefore possible that Urbig will get the league game against Gladbach to warm up before the do-or-die clash against FC Köln.
Bayern are apparently putting a lot of importance on the Pokal this season, and for good reason. It has been a whopping five years since they last won the tournament, and in those five years, they have not even made it to the semifinals, let alone the final. Hence the need for Urbig to be in tip-top shape against his former club.
Each week, we will highlight three matches to talk through and break down who has the edge, who might be hurting, who is susceptible to being upset, who’s getting hot, and more! This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Edges and Underdogs, a BuLi Action Show:
- Catching up on how we did last week.
- A look at this weekend’s match-ups — including win probability, odds, injury updates, trends, AI predictions, and our predictions as well.
The bottom line…it’s time for some action.
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