Goalkeeper Timo Horn is unwell, so Marvin Schwäbe is set to continue between the sticks. Defender Jorge Mere is also feeling under the weather. Kingsley Schindler and Sebastian Andersson both could return to contention after the flu, while Ellyes Skhiri is away on international duty in the Africa Cup of Nations with Tunisia. Apart from Lucas Hernandez, all the other COVID positive players have left quarantine. So Kingsley Coman, Corentin Tolisso, Omar Richards, Tanguy Nianzou, Leroy Sane, Dayot Upamecano and Manuel Neuer and Corentin Tolisso could all return to the squad after COVID. Bouna Sarr and Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting are both at the Africa Cup of Nations, while Leon Goretka is struggling with a knee injury and Josip Stanisic is still nursing a thigh injury. Alphonso Davies is ruled out for the foreseeable future after mild myocarditis was detected following his bout of COVID-19.