bayern vs mönchengladbach will be played with Harry Kane ruled out after a calf injury, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said on Thursday. The Bundesliga fixture kicks off at 14: 30 ET on 6 Mar at the Allianz Arena, and Kane will play no part as he continues to recover. Kompany called the issue “nothing serious for the time being” but confirmed Kane “hasn’t recovered yet, ” a setback for the striker’s bid to close the gap on the single-season scoring mark.
Bayern Vs Mönchengladbach — team news and absentees
Vincent Kompany delivered the immediate team update, saying: “He got a knock on his calf and hasn’t recovered yet. It’s nothing serious for the time being but we’d need maybe another a day for him to be involved. We’re pretty relaxed. Of course we would have liked Harry to be involved but these things happen. ” Kompany also confirmed Bayern will be without Hiroki Ito and Alphonso Davies for the game.
Training notes add layers to Bayern’s selection questions. Manuel Neuer missed recent matches after a muscle issue and skipped parts of training; Harry Kane, Jamal Musiala and Dayot Upamecano were absent from a session and limited themselves to gym work and physiotherapy as part of load management. Alphonso Davies is about 10 days into recovery and was able to do some light ball work, while Hiroki Ito has not yet resumed on-field rehabilitation.
On the visitors’ side, Borussia Mönchengladbach face their own restrictions: Yannik Engelhardt is suspended and loanee Kota Takai remains a doubt. Gladbach travel having taken a stoppage-time 1-0 win over Union Berlin last weekend, that goal coming from a Kevin Diks penalty.
Kane’s record chase and match stakes
Harry Kane has 30 Bundesliga goals this season and sits 11 short of Robert Lewandowski’s single-season record of 41, with 10 games remaining in the campaign. Kompany noted the broader picture for Bayern, who sit clear at the top of the table: the team held an 11-point advantage after their 3-2 win over second-placed Borussia Dortmund and the Friday match could see them open up a 14-point lead.
On the title race and team focus Kompany added perspective: “We’ve had an 11-point lead before and we know how quickly that can change. We’re just looking at our performance and our victories. I looked at the table once after the game against Dortmund and it looked good. But after that, once again the only thing that mattered was Gladbach. It sounds like a clice, but it’s a way of life for me. ” Kompany did not express concern over Kane’s availability for Bayern’s upcoming Champions League trip to Atalanta next week.
What’s next — immediate timeline and what to watch
Matchday moves will fall into place before the 14: 30 ET kick-off on 6 Mar; team sheets and last-minute fitness updates are expected from both benches in the hours leading up to bayern vs mönchengladbach. Attention will center on Bayern’s attacking configuration without Kane, the availability of goalkeeping options after Neuer’s recent muscle issue, and whether Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito can speed up their recoveries for coming fixtures. Watch for final selections from Vincent Kompany and Gladbach’s management ahead of kick-off and the squad lists that will define how both sides approach the game and the run-in.
