FC Bayern Munich did the final training for the Champions League home game against Manchester City with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.
The center forward, who was recently absent due to knee problems, could be the urgently needed hope for goals for coach Thomas Tuchel for the necessary high victory in the second leg of the quarter-finals on Wednesday (9 p.m. / DAZN).
In the sold-out Allianz Arena, the German soccer champions have to catch up with a 3-0 defeat in order to make it into the semi-finals. Choupo-Moting trained with the team again for the first time on Monday. The 34-year-old appeared relaxed and symptom-free on the pitch today. However, only the first 15 minutes were visible to the media. The practice session started half an hour late. There may have been a longer meeting between Tuchel and his squad beforehand.
After his cabin clinch with Leroy Sané after the first leg in Manchester, attacker Sadio Mané, who was suspended for a game within the club, was also there during training in cool Munich. Tuchel had announced that the 31-year-old Senegalese would be back in the squad against Man City. “The matter is over,” said Tuchel at the weekend after Bayern’s 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga against Hoffenheim without Mané.
Tuchel only has to do without goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and defender Lucas Hernández, who are sidelined due to serious injuries.
