Before the top match in Leverkusen, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann has commented calmly on the situation surrounding Lucas Hernandez.
Nagelsmann can’t have any side wars ahead of the summit clash in Leverkusen on Sunday. In the “Hernandez case”, however, he doesn’t even see one. The French World Cup winner was sentenced to six months in prison in December 2019 for violating a ban on approaching and contacting his then-girlfriend and now wife.
As a result, Hernandez is due to appear in court in Madrid on Tuesday, something Bayern president Herbert Hainer has since confirmed. Nagelsmann does not see this as a threat to his preparations for the clash in Leverkusen. “I experienced him quite normally and didn’t notice any negative effects at all,” the Bayern coach explained at the matchday press conference on Friday: “If I hadn’t read it in the newspaper, I wouldn’t have asked him if anything was wrong. Say: He is behaving quite normally, trained very, very well today. “
Nagelsmann is counting on his versatile defender not only for the match in Leverkusen, but also for the Champions League match in Lisbon next Wednesday – and thus one day after the court date: “He is in my plans for both games quite normally and if he is healthy, he will do the two games as well. “
