Bundesliga - First Bayern training in 2024 - FCA and FCN also get started
After almost two weeks of Christmas vacation, Bundesliga clubs FC Bayern Munich and FC Augsburg resume training on Tuesday. Coach Thomas Tuchel will ask the Munich professionals and goalscorer Harry Kane to take part in their first training session in front of fans at the club's grounds at 4.00 pm.
Before the Bundesliga season resumes on January 12 with a home match against TSG Hoffenheim, the German record champions will play a test match at FC Basel next Saturday. At the turn of the year, Munich are in second place in the league, four points behind Bayer 04 Leverkusen. However, they still have a catch-up match against Union Berlin to play on January 24. "We have to keep working on ourselves and stay in contention," said Tuchel ahead of the continuation of the season.
FC Augsburg, who are eleventh in the table, will also begin their preparations for the rest of the season on the second day of the year. Coach Jess Thorup's team will host leaders Leverkusen in their home arena on January 13, the last matchday of the first half of the season. Augsburg will also play a test match beforehand, against Hoffenheim next Saturday.
Second division side 1 FC Nuremberg will also resume training on Monday (13:00). The team in tenth place in the first half of the season will continue the season after the winter break on January 20 with a home match against Hansa Rostock.
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- Despite being in second place in the Bundesliga, FC Bayern Munich's rival, FC Augsburg, is situated in 11th position.
- During the Christmas vacation, Bavaria's soccer teams, such as FC Bayern and FC Augsburg, took a break, but they're now gearing up for their first training sessions in 2024.
- Ahead of his team's Bundesliga match against TSG Hoffenheim on January 12, Thomas Tuchel, the coach of FC Bayern Munich, will have Harry Kane join him for the first training session in front of fans.
- Following the winter break, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, who is currently fifth in the Bundesliga table, will also resume training on January 6.
- After the club's disappointing performance in the 2. Bundesliga, FCN (1. FC Nuremberg) will aim to improve their chances of getting promoted back to the Bundesliga during their winter training sessions.
- FC Augsburg will host Bundesliga leaders Bayer 04 Leverkusen on their home turf on January 13, marking the last matchday of the first half of the season.
- FC Nuremberg, currently in tenth place in the 2. Bundesliga table, will play their first match back after the winter break against Hansa Rostock on January 20.
- Coach Jess Thorup will prepare FC Augsburg for their 2024 Bundesliga schedule, which includes challenging opponents like Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
- The rivalry between FC Augsburg and 1. FC Nuremberg, two prominent soccer clubs from Bavaria, has a long history in Germany's top tiers, including the Bundesliga and the national league.
Source: www.stern.de