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Bundesliga table-toppers Bayern Munich on Wednesday with open arms welcomed back six of the players who were tested positive for COVID-19 and were in Self Isolation.
The Bavarians captain Manuel Neuer, as well as Dayot Upamecano, Leroy Sane, Omar Richards, Alphonso Davies, and Tanguy Nianzou all were part of the training session which was held on Wednesday.
The set of players was among the 9 who missed last Friday’s encounter against Borussia Moenchengladbach which resulted in a 2-1 defeat at Allianz Arena, after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus.
Corentin Tolisso & Kingsley Coman were also part of the training session who had completed their self-isolation period.
Of the 9 players who were not part of the match on Friday, Only centre-back Lucas Hernandez remains in quarantine.
As a safeguard Upamecano, Sane, Nianzou, and Davies all trained separately after the group warm-up at Säbener Strasse.
The Bavarians enjoy a six points lead at the top of the table before the next league fixture on Saturday’s match at Cologne.
The comeback of this group of players will be a boost to the team and Nagelsmann will be very pleased as many of the players who missed Friday’s match were core members of the Starting 11.
COVID-19 has been a huge problem across European teams and is affecting the playing schedule and also the health of the players in a huge way.
Many managers have to play their reserve players or youth academy players in their starting 11 to fill in the gap of the missing players.