Overview
- Hummels says Bayern look less confident than earlier in the season after a clear decline in January and February.
- He attributes the blip to recently returned players such as Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala needing match fitness, with others possibly overplayed.
- The recent run includes a 1–2 loss to Augsburg and a 2–2 draw at Hamburger SV, yet Bayern still lead the Bundesliga by six points and finished second to Arsenal in the Champions League league phase.
- He adds that by late March Bayern could again be regarded as one of the three leading contenders for the Champions League.
- On Dortmund, he backed 18-year-old Luca Reggiani’s Champions League start after injuries to Niklas Süle and Nico Schlotterbeck, praising the support from Waldemar Anton and Julian Ryerson.