As Bayern Munich finished their Champions League league phase, Stuttgart had one of their biggest matches in recent history. Unfortunately, Alexander Nübel was unable to play and things did not go well. Frans Krätzig got an assist, but could not help Heidenheim find a win. Mainz also fell this week, but Gabriel Vidović might be back soon from injury. Speaking of injuries, Bryan Zaragoza returned to play after a long injury. See what else happened over the week:
FC Bayern Munich
There are nine players on loan from the first team.
Germany – Bundesliga
There are five players on loan in the German Bundesliga: Alexander Nübel, Franz Krätzig, Paul Wanner, Armando Sieb, and Gabriel Vidović.
Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgart had one job on Wednesday in the Champions League: win and move onto the playoffs round. Although they were at home, they had to face PSG who were in the same boat — desperate for a win to get into the playoffs. Unfortunately, Nübel was sick with a cold the day of the match and had to watch his team get slammed 4-1 and eliminated from the Champions League.
Nübel was back in goal for Stuttgart’s home match against Gladbach. Although he recorded four saves, he still conceded two goals. Just as unfortunate, Stuttgart could not score a single goal, relying only on an own goal which eventually led to Stuttgart’s 2-1 loss.
Stuttgart will be at home for the third straight match on Tuesday when they host Augsburg in the DFB-Pokal. They will also travel to face Dortmund in league play on Saturday.
Franz Krätzig – 1.FC Heidenheim
Krätzig started for Heidenheim and played 73 minutes at home against Dortmund. He did not get a shot attempt off but created three chances for his teammates to shoot — one of which led to Heidenheim’s loan goal in the 64th minute. The goal came just a minute after BVB went up 2-0. Krätzig was subbed off in the 73rd minute for Wanner.
Paul Wanner – 1.FC Heidenheim
Wanner started on the bench and saw the match’s three goals scored. He only had 16 touches in the 17 minutes he was on the pitch. He completed all eight passes he attempted, but could not influence the match in any other way. Heidenheim fell 2-1 at home.
Heidenheim will travel to face SC Freiburg on Saturday.
Armindo Sieb – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Sieb started on the bench for Mainz and came into the match in the second half in the 78th minute. The only opportunity he had came in stoppage time when a ball from a corner kick went off his head, but went wide. He nor his teammates could grab a goal, despite Bremen going down to nine men within moments of each other.
Mainz will host Augsburg on Saturday.
Gabriel Vidović – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Vidović is no longer listed on the injury report, but was not on the bench. His return was slated for mid- to late-February.
Spain – LaLiga
Bryan Zaragoza is the only player on loan to Spain’s LaLiga.
Bryan Zaragoza – CA Osasuna
Zaragoza returned to the matchday squad when Osasuna hosted Real Sociedad. He came into the match in the 86th minute with his team up 2-0. He only had five touches, but completed two of two passes. He was in the match to see the guests score a last-minute goal, but Osasuna still gutted out a 2-1 win.
Osasuna will face Real Sociedad again, but this time on the road in the Copa del Ray on Thursday.
Austria – Bundesliga
Lovro Zvonarek is the only player from the first team on loan to the Austrian Bundesliga.
Lovro Zvonarek – Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz hosted Leipzig in the final match of the Champions League season phase, though neither of them had anything to play for. Zvonarek was on the bench to start, but did not get into the match until the fourth minute of stoppage time. He did not even get a touch. Graz still won 1-0, but is still eliminated.
Sturm Graz returned to domestic competition with an Austrian Cup match against Austria Wien. Zvonarek was not in the matchday squad for the cup match. Graz fell 2-0 at home.
Back in league play, Graz will once again host Austria Wien on Friday. Graz sits in first place, while Wien is in second.
Italy — Serie A
Arijon Ibrahimovic is the only player on loan to Serie A.
Arijon Ibrahimović – Lazio
Lazio only played once this week — away to Braga in the Europa League. Ibrahimović was not in the matchday squad for the 1-0 loss. Despite the loss, Lazio still topped the Europa League table.
Lazio will face Cagliari on the road on Monday. They will also host Monza on Sunday.
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
Maurice Krattenmacher is the only player from the first team on loan to the 2. Bundesliga
Maurice Krattenmacher – SSV Ulm 1846
Krattenmacher started for Ulm on the road against Fortuna Düsseldorf. He assisted an early equalizer in the 13th minute, which made it 1-1. He was credited with creating the most chances in the match, while also completing 93% of his passes. He also tried to score, with three attempts that were all blocked. Krattenmacher was subbed off in the 86th minute. Despite a great game, Ulm fell 3-2.
Ulm will host Paderborn on Saturday.
Germany – 3. Liga
Gibson Nana Adu is the only player on loan from the first team in the 3. Liga.
Gibson Nana Adu – Unterhaching
Adu was not in the matchday squad for Unterhaching’s 3-2 home loss against VfL Osnabrück.
Unterhaching will travel to face RW Essen on Saturday.
FC Bayern Munich II
There are twelve players on loan from the second team.
Germany – 2. Bundesliga
Hyun-ju Lee is the only player from the second team loaned out to the 2. Bundesliga
Hyun-ju Lee – Hannover 96
Lee was on the bench for Hannover’s 2-2 road draw against HSV, but did not make it onto the pitch.
Hannover will host Düsseldorf on Sunday.
Germany – Regionalliga
There are six players Regionalliga teams: Lukas Schneller and Marko Popović in Regionalliga Bayern, Luka Parkadge and Robert Deziel Jr in Regionalliga Nordost, and Yousef Qashi and Benedikt Wimmer in Regionalliga West.
The Regionalliga will be on break until March.
Lukas Schneller – Schweinfurt 05
Marko Popović – Türkgücü München
Luka Parkadze – Altglienicke
Parkadze was not in the matchday squad for Altglienicke’s match against Viktoria Berlin.
Robert Deziel Jr – Altglienicke
Deziel started for Altglienicke, but did not make it to the end of the match. The match was level at 1-1 when Deziel received a red card. Luckily for him and his team, even down a man, they secured the 1-1 road draw.
Deziel will likely be suspended at least a match, but Altglienicke will host Hallescher FC on Sunday.
Yousef Qashi – Wuppertaler SV
Benedikt Wimmer – Wuppertaler SV
Neither Qashi nor Wimmer were in the matchday squads for Wupertaler’s 1-1 home draw against a 10-man Eintracht Hohkeppel.
Wuppertal will be on the road against SC Paderborn II on Saturday.
Austria – Bundesliga
Matteo Pérez Vinlöf is the only player on loan to the Austrian Bundesliga from the second team.
Matteo Pérez Vinlöf – Austria Wien
Vinlöf was not in the matchday squad for Wien’s Cup match against Sturm Graz, where they won 2-0.
Wien will be back in Graz against Sturm in league play on Friday.
Austria – 2. Liga
Tom Hülsmann is the only player on loan to the Austrian 2. Liga from the second team
Tom Hülsmann – SKN St. Pölten
The 2. Liga will return on February 21.
Netherlands – Kampioen Divisie
David Jonathans is the only player on loan to the Dutch Kampioen Divisie.
David Jonathans – FC Den Bosch
Jonathans was not in the matchday squad for Den Bosch’s 3-0 win over league leaders Volendam.
Den Bosch will be on the road on Friday against De Graafschap.
Portugal – Liga Portugal
Taichi Fukui is the only player on loan in Liga Portugal.
Taichi Fukui – FC Arouca
Fukui started for Arouca against Nacional on the road. He created a chance and had a shot from way outside the box, that missed wide. He was on the pitch to see his team go up 2-1 before halftime. Despite receiving going down a man in the second half, Arouca was able to secure the 2-1 win.
Arouca will host Rio Ave on Monday February 10.
Switzerland – Super League
There are two players on loan to the Swiss Super League: Nestory Irankunda and Grayson Dettoni.
Nestory Irankunda – Grasshopper Club Zurich
Irankunda started for Grasshopper on the road against Servette and played pretty much the full match. He had one shot — from way outside the box that missed wide — and created a shot for his teammates to shoot. The home team scored the opener ten minutes into the second half. Grasshoppers scored a goal in the 86th minute to force a draw. Irankunda was subbed off in the 90th minute.
Grayson Dettoni – Grasshopper Club Zurich
Dettoni is an American defender that has been with Bayern since 2021 and has represented at the U-17 and U-19 levels, and has 36 appearances with the second team. He joins his fellow loanee at the Swiss club just a week later. He was not in the matchday squad this week.
Grasshopper will host Lausanne on Tuesday and then will be on the road to Lugano on Saturday — both in league play.
FC Bayern Frauen
There are five players on loan from FC Bayern’s Frauen team.
Germany — Frauen-Bundesliga
Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir is the only player on loan in the Frauen-Bundesliga.
Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Vilhjálmsdóttir started for Leverkusen on Friday on the road against league leaders Eintracht Frankfurt. She scored a first half equalizer in the 34th minute to make the score 1-1. Frankfurt retook the lead two minutes later. Leverkusen equalized again shortly after halftime, but it only took Frankfurt two minutes again to retake the lead — for good this time. The goal was Vilhjálmsdóttir’s only shot, and only contribution to the match. She was subbed off in the 60th minute. Leverkusen fell 3-2.
Leverkusen will face SGS Essen on Saturday.
England – Women’s Super League
Jill Baijings and Sam Kerr are both on loan to the Women’s Super League.
Jill Baijings – Aston Villa
Baijings started and played the full 90 minutes for Villa. She created a chance and completed 88% of her passes. She also had the most tackles in the match and won the most duals of anyone from either team. Baijings also received a yellow card. A late own goal gave Chelsea all three points.
Villa will host Brighton in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Sam Kerr – Liverpool
Liverpool faced West Ham twice this week. First on Wednesday in London, in the FA Cup. Kerr started and played the full 90 minutes. Liverpool was up 2-0 at halftime and played the full second half up a player. Kerr scored the fifth and final goal in the 70th minute as Liverpool won 5-0 to move onto the Round of 16.
Kerr started again on Sunday in League play at home. She had two shots — one blocked and one off target. She also completed 87% of her passes, but could not create a chance. Kerr was subbed off in the 75th minute with her team up 1-0. Liverpool went on to win 1-0.
Liverpool will face Rugby Borough on Sunday in the next round of the FA Cup.
Spain – Primera División Femenina
Natalia Padilla is the only player on loan to the Primera División Femenina.
Natalia Padilla – FC Sevilla
Padilla started and played the full match for Sevilla. She had a busy game, but it unfortunately did not lead to anything. She had three shots — two on goal and one that missed the target. She created one chance, but is also credited with missing two big chances. Even with all of Padilla’s contributions, Sevilla was unable to score and went on to lose 2-0 at home.
Sevilla will be on the road to Atletico Madrid.
Italy – Serie A
Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir is the only player on loan to Serie A
Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir – Inter Milan
Rúnarsdóttir started for Inter at home against Fiorentina on Saturday. She kept another clean sheet and got some goals from her teammates — including a goal from former Bayern captain Lina Magull — to win 2-0.
Inter will travel to Rome to face Lazio on Saturday.
USA – NWSL
Ana María Guzmán is the only player on loan to the NWSL.
Ana María Guzmán – Utah Royals FC
The NWSL will begin mid-March and will play through the summer.
