During the month of March, Bayern Munich had a chance to wrap up the Bundesliga title. But the Bavarians unexpectedly failed to do so, and they didn‘t win against relegation-battling teams (lost to Bochum 3-2, drew with Union Berlin 1-1), which is even more astonishing. They still have six points advantage over Leverkusen, but it would be easier if they had 11, especially now, when they are literally crippled with injuries in defense. Above all, the Bavarians are facing tough games against Inter in the Champions League and in Munich and the pressure is big, since Bayern‘s Allianz Arena will host the final game. The problem is, Vincent Kompany has only four healthy defenders, with two shaky substitutions and he will have to rest some of them until the end of the season. It would be easier for him to do it in Bundesliga, but now, since he has only six points advantage over Leverkusen, he cannot risk losing any more points.Bayern’s defense is falling apart! Another injury is here…Let’s start with defense. Alphonso Davies will be out for at least six months after tearing his cruciate ligament, and likely longer. Dayot Upamecano has a detached joint in his left knee and will be out for at least two months, which basically means until the end of the season. And against St. Pauli over the weekend, Hiroki Ito also got injured. As soon as the Japanese player went down on the pitch, everyone in the stadium grabbed their heads, knowing that he had already been sidelined for eight months due to a serious injury, followed by a shorter absence in October. Unfortunately, their fears were justified—the metatarsal bone has been broken again, just like in July last year when he first joined Bayern. This means that the 25-year-old versatile player is now facing another long spell on the sidelines.Bayern is running away, and doesn’t mean to stop!Who is left healthy to play? Only two central defenders: Kim Min-jae and Eric Dier. The Bavarians also have Raphael Guerreiro to cover for Davies and Josip Stanišić, who helped Leverkusen win the title last season, to play at right back. And that is all. The Croatian full back has not played as a central defender before, so in the club they are even thinking about Leon Goretzka. There is also Sacha Boey, however, he is being questioned internally; he isn’t considered capable of the elite level. Especially since he, too, is frequently injured; he missed 17 games this season alone due to a torn meniscus, an ankle injury, and illness. The Bavarians had another defender but he also failed to impress – 18-year-old Adam Aznou, a left-back for Morocco’s senior national team, was loaned to Real Valladolid in January and he is unavailable now.Bayern legend leaving after 25 years?Then there is the goalkeeper situation. Let‘s not forget that Manuel Neuer is also injured and won‘t be available in crucial games. Since Bayern were persistent with the 38-year old keeper even in the last two years, no other goalkeeper wanted to come, knowing that Neuer will be the first choice no matter what. And now they are paying for it, as they will field 21-year old Jonas Urbig against Inter. His previous experience was a second league Cologne, where he was on the bench.##NAJAVA_MECA_8813514##
