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Neuer back to full strength
Bayern started the season without their starting goalkeeper, as Manuel Neuer was out injured until the end of October after breaking his leg. Since the home game against Darmstadt (8-0) he has been back between the posts and has shown that even at 37 years old he is still one of the team's most important players. Neuer has kept six clean sheets in 14 Bundesliga games.

Reactions to injury concerns
Bayern have been repeatedly forced to make changes to the team this season because of numerous injury problems. This also led to several transfers during the winter break.

Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) was signed as defensive backup while Minjae Kim was away at the Asian Cup. The transfer of Bryan Zaragoza from FC Granada, originally planned for the summer, was brought forward because Kingsley Coman (torn MCL) was injured. And Sacha Boey came as an additional alternative for Galatasaray's full-back positions, but he is now also currently injured (torn hamstring).

"Even though the situation at Bayern isn't easy at the moment, it's still a game against the record champions at their home. They have a world-class team. We're focusing on ourselves and our performance," says our captain Peter Gulacsi, looking at the game in advance .