Before Real’s away trip to Bernabeu Stadium (2023/24 Champions League semi-finals second leg), Bayern’s force situation has changed in a positive direction. According to AS, up to 3 players of the Gray Tigers, Eric Dier, Matthijs de Ligt and Jamal Musiala, have recovered from their injuries in time to be ready for battle.

In Bayern’s 1-3 loss to Stuttgart in the Bundesliga last weekend, midfielder Dier suffered a head injury so he had to make room for Upamecano after the break. After Dier left the field, Bayern conceded 2 more goals so they had to leave with 2 empty hands.

For their part, De Ligt and Musiala are not even healthy enough to play. The above fact makes many Bayern fans worried about Dier, De Ligt and Musiala missing the Gray Tigers’ next match. Fortunately for the Bavarian team, everyone has returned to training. That also means that coach Thomas Tuchel will have more choices when his Bayern prepares to enter an important battle with the representative of the Spanish capital. 

Kim Min-Jae just had a disastrous performance against Real

If they are in the best shape, it is likely that Dier and De Ligt will be arranged by the Bayern captain to play in the center of defense in the next match. Otherwise, coach Tuchel will be forced to put his trust in Upamecano and Kim Min-Jae when Bayern rematches Real. 

This is not a safe choice because in the first leg Kim Min-Jae had a disastrous performance. Specifically, this Korean player chose a bad position in the situation where Kroos passed the ball for Vinicius to score the opening goal. He then fouled Rodrygo in the penalty area, causing the home team to receive a penalty in the final minutes of the match. Because Kim Min-Jae is so bad, there is news that Bayern plans to recruit Liverpool midfielder Vigril Van Dijk.