The start of the Champions League for Atlético de Madrid against Bayern Munich is in danger. As the Munich team itself made public through a brief statement published on its website, the player Serge Gnabry tested positive in the PCR tests that the squad underwent this Tuesday, but he did the training session prior to the crash against the mattress box with his teammates. At the moment, it is not known if, finally, the match can be played or not, since the German international could have infected the rest of the German squad while completing the training.
“Serge Gnabry has tested positive for Covid-19. The FC Bayern attacker is fine. He is in domestic quarantine, “dictated the statement that the Bundesliga champion issued on his website at eight in the afternoon, just 25 hours after facing Atlético de Madrid at the Allianz Arena. According to the German newspaper Bild, everything indicates that the clash in the Munich fiefdom ends up taking place due to the UEFA protocol on the coronavirus. The continental body foresees that matches can be played even if a team only has 13 players (including a goalkeeper).
Yes, everything also depends on the Bavarian government, which could order a quarantine for the entire team and, therefore, cancel the match. The numbers of infected are increasing in Germany and more restrictive measures are being taken in all sectors, so it cannot be ruled out that the Bavarian regional government, chaired by Prime Minister Markus Soeder, also opts for a heavy hand on this matter . The club itself leaked that it did not have a final decision on Tuesday evening and will again subject the entire squad to PCR tests on Wednesday morning. The results will be known before the game, but everything depends on the authorities.
In the event that it is finally played, Bayern will have to do without one of their fittest players. Gnabry is a fixture in the Flick scheme and has been having a fantastic start to the season. Together with Lewandowski and Müller, the German international is one of the pillars on which Bayern stands, and has scored three goals and one assist in the six games he played this season. During the past year, the former Arsenal player participated in a total of 37 goals (23 goals and 14 assists), being surpassed only by the great star of the six-time European champion, Lewandowski. In the event that the match takes place, everything points to Douglas Costa being the one chosen to replace him in the right lane. For now, everything is still in the air.