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A total of 22 FC Bayern players are currently loaned out to various club in Europe to get match practice and advance their individual development. In the Loan Watch feature, fcbayern.com provides regular updates on how selected loanees are faring with their current teams this season. Over the past week, Alexander Nübel, Lovro Zvonarek, Hyunju Lee, Maximilian Hennig and Gibson Adu particularly impressed.
Alexander Nübel: Clean sheet in crunch match
Important save: Alexander Nübel gets the better of Victor Boniface in a one-on-one in the 73rd minute. | © Imago
Alexander Nübel delivered a big performance in Friday night's clash between last season's top two in the Bundesliga. The 28-year-old goalkeeper made a number of crucial saves to help VfB Stuttgart take a point back home from the BayArena after a 0-0 draw. Nübel, who produced five outstanding stops in total, was rated 1.5 by kicker and named Man of the Match. It was a first clean sheet in the league this season for Nübel, who has played every minute for VfB.
Lovro Zvonarek: Opener in cup
Lovro Zvonarek has already featured 16 times for the Austrian champions this season. | © Imago
He seems to like playing against teams from Linz. Having scored his first goal for Sturm Graz against LASK two weeks ago, Lovro Zvonarek repeated the feat against Blau-Weiß Linz in the ÖFB Cup. The Croatian started in the last-16 clash against the Bundesliga rivals and put his team in front after 24 minutes. The Graz side won 2-1 in the end to progress to the quarter-finals. Zvonarek came off the bench in the second half against Rapid Wien at the weekend, where the defending champions had to settle for a 1-1 draw after conceding in the 90th minute.
Hyunju Lee: Call-up for national team
Hyunju Lee and Hannover 06 claimed top spot in Bundesliga 2 at the weekend. | © Imago
t's been a special week for Hyunju Lee: the 21-year-old has been named in the South Korean senior squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Together with Minjae Kim and Heung-min Son, Lee faces Kuwait (14 November) and Palestine (19 November) during the next international window.
It's going well for the South Korean in the league, too. With the 2-1 win over Karlsruher SC on Saturday, which Lee Started, Hannover 96 climbed to the top of the table in Bundesliga 2.
Maximilian Hennig/Gibson Nana Adu: Point against Mannheim
Maximilian Hennig made his fourth start of the season against Waldhof Mannheim. | © Imago
Both FC Bayern loanees started for SpVgg Unterhaching in the home match against SV Waldhof Mannheim. While Maximilian Hennig was forced off after 67 minutes, Gibson Nana Adu was brought off with 15 minutes to go. After his full debut last week, it was a second successive start for the 16-year-old (four appearances in total). For Hennig it was the seventh appearance in the third division (four starts, one assist).
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