Pack ma's! Thirteen days after the last competitive match of 2023, the new year has started for FC Bayern. To begin with, the Munich men completed an open training session in front of their fans on Tuesday afternoon. For coach Thomas Tuchel and his team, it's about using the short period of preparation to lay the foundations for a second half of the season. The action resumes already on 12 January with the Bundesliga home game against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
📸 The photos from the opening training session:
Absent from Tuesday's session were Bouna Sarr (cruciate ligament tear), Serge Gnabry (groin strain) and Alphonso Davies, who will rejoin the team on Wednesday, as well as Noussair Mazraoui (Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco) and Minjae Kim (Asian Cup with South Korea), who have been selected for the continental championships taking place in the coming weeks. Konrad Laimer worked individually on the adjoining pitch.
Kane, Müller and Co please fans
After the warm-up routine, the programme consisted of several passing and match situation drills. At the end of the session, Harry Kane, Thomas Müller and Co fulfilled the many autograph and selfie obligations from the fans in attendance.
Intensive schedule until first competitive match
There'll be seveal more sessions in Munich over the 10 days before points are at stake again. This Saturday (kick-off 15:30 CET), the Bavarians face a real test with the friendly against FC Basel. Following the first competitive fixture of the new year against Hoffenheim, Bayern will then travel to Faro, Portugal for a training camp from 14 to 18 January.
An overview of the key dates in January:
