Good news for FC Bayern ahead of the Real clash: Harry Kane has traveled to Madrid with the team – and raises hopes of playing
FC Bayern took off for Madrid on Monday afternoon – with almost the entire squad on board. The focus was on Harry Kane. The top scorer seems to have overcome his ankle problem in time
The Englishman completed his final training session on Monday and then traveled with the team to the quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid, meaning his chances of playing are much better than they were just a few days ago
Sporting director Max Eberl was cautiously optimistic ahead of the departure: „He has now done everything he can to be involved, he took part in the final training session. Whether he puts him out or not is Vinny’s decision, but he is involved and that gives him a good feeling,“ said the FCB boss
Kane recently suffered a minor injury with the England national team and was therefore absent for the Bundesliga match against Freiburg, but there are now many indications that he is at least an option at the Bernabéu
Musiala not yet at 100 percent
While the signs are that Kane will play, the situation with Jamal Musiala remains more complicated. The attacking player is slowly fighting his way back from injury
Eberl therefore asked for patience: „He’s throwing himself into it for the team, makes a very good physical impression, even if not everything works in footballing terms. It’s about him feeling ready, and he gave that impression last Saturday.“
However, Musiala is currently out of the question as a starter
Regardless of the personnel issues, FC Bayern are going into the clash with Real Madrid with a lot of confidence. „The boys have put themselves in a position where we can go there with confidence, with all the necessary humility that the Bernabeu and the opponent always bring,“ explained Eberl
At the same time, the Bayern boss warned against too much euphoria: „You mustn’t think it’s a foregone conclusion. We have to be very careful not to neglect things in our euphoria, we have to pay attention for 90, 95 minutes.“