The personnel situation at FC Bayern continues to worsen ahead of their Bundesliga away game against SC Freiburg. After the Munich club had already announced on Saturday that captain Manuel Neuer would be out, they’ve now suffered another setback. Aleksandar Pavlovic is also unlikely to be available for the German record champions on Sunday.

According to Sky, the 22-year-old midfielder will not make the trip to Breisgau. Pavlovic is reportedly struggling with calf issues. Club officials do not want to take any unnecessary risks and are sitting the German national team player out as a precaution.

This further exacerbates Munich’s already significant personnel problems. It’s particularly bitter: With Pavlovic and Joshua Kimmich out, the record champions are missing both of their regular starters in central midfield.

Bayern will have to completely reshuffle its midfield

Pavlovic’s absence comes at the worst possible time for Bayern. Under Vincent Kompany, the 22-year-old is one of the most important players in the team’s build-up play and, together with Kimmich, normally forms the heart of the Munich squad.

Kimmich remains unavailable due to a death in the family. Now Pavlovic is also out.

This leaves the coaching staff with the difficult task of completely reshuffling the central midfield for the match against Freiburg.

It will be interesting to see who will start alongside Tom Bischof in the center.

Six Bayern stars are out for the match against Freiburg

In addition to Kimmich and Pavlovic, Munich will have to do without other key players.

Manuel Neuer is out due to persistent tendon irritation in his foot. Jonas Urbig will once again take his place between the posts for the Bayern captain.

Minjae Kim is also unavailable due to physical issues. Up front, Jamal Musiala—who is still in rehabilitation training—and Luis Díaz, who must sit out for several weeks after tearing a muscle bundle, remain sidelined.

Added to this is the unusual situation on the bench. Following Vincent Kompany’s collapse on Friday, assistant coach Aaron Danks is temporarily taking charge of the team.

As a result, Bayern will have to cope with several personnel setbacks in Freiburg. The simultaneous absences of Kimmich and Pavlovic, in particular, pose a challenge for the coaching staff.

It will now be up to Danks to field a strong team despite the numerous absences.

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