Tuchel gives squad update ahead of Stuttgart clash

Matthijs de Ligt and Jamal Musiala will miss Bayern Munich's trip to Stuttgart on Saturday.

This was confirmed by Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel at a press conference on Friday, where he also confirmed that Leroy Sané will make the squad, but will have his minutes taken before Wednesday's Champions League semi-final return leg against Real Madrid.

Dayot Upamecano is a doubt, with a late decision set to be made on his availability.

“Matthijs de Ligt will not be available tomorrow. The plan for him is to resume training on Sunday and then we will have three days to see if he is fit for Wednesday,” Tuchel said.

"Jamal won't be in the squad tomorrow and we hope he will be in training on Sunday. Leroy will train today and then travel to Stuttgart. We'll see how we can manage his minutes tomorrow. 

“As for Upamecano, he will try to train today, we'll have to wait and see.”

As for possible rotation with a view to the crunch clash against Real Madrid, Tuchel said:

“We will give some players the chance to get some rhythm. But that doesn't relieve us of our responsibility, that those who play have to fight and show courage. We're expecting an emotional game in an emotional stadium. The opponents will give everything they've got.”

Bayern go into the game in second place, five points clear of third-placed Stuttgart.