While Bayern Munich struggled mid-week in Champions League play, Stuttgart was also on the road and needed a win to keep their hopes alive. Meanwhile, Lovro Zvonarek and Sturm Graz proved that it could go worse for a team in the Champions League than what happened to Bayern. In league play, Armindo Sieb faced Alexander Nübel and got the better of him. There were also two loan moves this week. Arijon Ibrahimović is going back to Italy on loan, this time to Lazio. Also, Max Scholze was recalled early from the 3. Liga. See what else the loanees were up to this 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 Vidovic.
Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart
Nübel and Stuttgart traveled to face Bayern’s next Champions League opponent, Slovan Bratislava in Slovakia on Tuesday. He had only one save but conceded one late goal. Luckily, Nübel’s teammates were able to score three goals and keep their hopes in the Champions League alive with a 3-1 win.
Stuttgart returned to Germany, but were on the road to Mainz on Saturday. With their minds perhaps on the Champions League, Stuttgart stumbled against fellow top-six opponent, Mainz. Nübel conceded two goals, but his teammates were shutout, as they fell 2-0.
Stuttgart host PSG on Wednesday and currently sit in the final spot to qualify for the next round. A win would guarantee that they would advance. Stuttgart will also host Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday.
Franz Krätzig – 1.FC Heidenheim
Krätzig started on the road against Augsburg on Saturday. He attempted just one shot — a low ball from way outside the box, requiring a save. He also completed 88% of his passes, misplaying just three. Krätzig was subbed off in the 75th minute, right before Heidenheim scored an equalizer.
Paul Wanner – 1.FC Heidenheim
Wanner had a very similar match to Krätzig’s. Although he had two shots — one blocked and one that missed high and wide — he also completed all but three of his passes and was unable to help with a goal. He played most of the game, but was subbed off in the 90th minute. Just two minutes later, Augsburg scored a stoppage time winner to send Heidenheim home without any points.
Heidenheim will host Dortmund on Saturday.
Armindo Sieb – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Sieb did not start for Mainz against his fellow loanee, but had a chance to go at him when he came into match in the 76th minute, with his team up 1-0. He did not attempt a shot, but was able to create two chances for his teammates to shoot. One of these chances turned into an assist for Mainz’ second goal. They came away with all three points at home.
Mainz will travel to face Werder Bremen on Friday.
Gabriel Vidović – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Vidović is listed on the injury report with an ankle injury and will be out late February.
Spain – LaLiga
Bryan Zaragoza is the only player on loan to Spain’s LaLiga.
Bryan Zaragoza – CA Osasuna
Zaragoza is out late early February after his recent surgery.
Austria – Bundesliga
Lovro Zvonarek is the only player from the first team on loan to the Austrian Bundesliga.
Lovro Zvonarek – Sturm Graz
Although Austria is not back from Winter break yet, they travelled to Italy face Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday. Zvonarek was on the bench to start the match and did not come in until the second half. They were only down 1-0 at halftime, but then the wheels fell off. By the time Zvonarek came into the match in the 69th minute, they were down 3-0 and had a goal disallowed by VAR. After he came on they scored two more and had another disallowed. Not that there was a lot to get from this match, but Zvonarek had two shots — one on goal from inside the box and one wide of goal from outside the box — and completed six of eight passes. Graz fell 5-0 in the penultimate Champions League match.
Graz will host RB Leipzig on Wednesday. Both teams sit at the bottom of the Champions League table and have nothing to play for. They will also host Austria Wien in the Austrian Cup on Saturday.
Italy — Serie A
Arijion Ibrahimović is the only player from the first team on loan to Italy’s Serie A.
Arijion Ibrahimović — Lazio
Ibrahimovic returned to Italy on loan, this time to Lazio in Rome. He was not in the matchday squad as they hosted Real Sociedad in the Europa League — where Lazio was triumphant 3-1. He was on the bench for their home league match against Fiorentina, but did not make it on the pitch for the 2-1 loss.
Lazio will travel to Portugal to face Braga in the Europa League on Thursday.
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 at home against Jahn Regensburg and played 81 minutes. He had just one shot — which was blocked — but did not create a chance for his teammates to shoot, nor did he have a great completion percentage. His best contribution to the match was a penalty that he drew, which Bavarian Loan Works alum, Oliver Batista Meier, put into the back of the net to make it 4-0. Ulm added one more after Krattenmacher was subbed out, but could not get a shutout, bringing the final score to 5-1.
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 on the matchday squad for the 3-1 loss to Ingolstadt.
Unterhaching will host VfL Osnabrück on Sunday.
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 home match against Preussen Münster. He came into the match in the 75th minute, shortly after Münster scored to level the match at 2-2. With just five touches, he created a chance for his teammates to shoot and completed all four passes attempted. Unfortunately this was not enough to grab a winner and Hannover had to split the points at home.
Hannover will travel to Hamburg to face league leaders HSV on Sunday. They currently sit just three points from the top and could finish level at the top by the end of the matchday.
Germany – 3. Liga
Max Scholze is the only player from the second team on loan to the 3. Liga
Max Scholze – SC Verl
Scholze has returned to Munich. So far, he has not been loaned out again. He will be removed from the list and added again if he is loaned out again.
Germany – Regionalliga
There are six players Regionalliga teams: Lukas Schneller and Marko Popoic 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
Altglienicke was supposed to return to play this weekend, but the match was cancelled. They are scheduled to travel cross-city to face Viktoria Berlin on Sunday.
Luka Parkadze – Altglienicke
Robert Deziel Jr – Altglienicke
Yousef Qashi – Wuppertaler SV
Qashi was in the matchday squad for Wupertaler’s return to Regionalliga play.
Benedikt Wimmer – Wuppertaler SV
Wimmer started for Wupertaler and played the full 90 minutes in defense. It was not the best day for the defense, as they allowed three goals. Unfortunately the attack only made up two of those goals and they fell 3-2 on the road.
Austria – Bundesliga
Matteo Pérez Vinlöf is the only player on loan to the Austrian Bundesliga from the second team.
Matteo Pérez Vinlöf – Austria Wien
Austria Wien will play their first competitive match since December on Saturday when they take on Sturm Graz in the Austrian Cup.
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 Austrian 2. Liga remains on break until 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 on the bench for Den Bosch’s 1-0 home win against TOP Oss. He was not even in the matchday squad for Den Bosch’s 2-0 home win against Jong Utrecht on Monday.
Den Bosch will host FC Volendam on Friday.
Portugal – Liga Portugal
Taichi Fukui is the only player on loan in Liga Portugal.
Taichi Fukui – FC Arouca
Fukui started for Arouca against Moreirense and played 81 minutes. He had an early just from outside the box that was blocked. He created two chances, including an assist on the only goal of the match in the 77th minute. The single goal was enough for Arouca to win 1-0 and grab all three points.
Arouca will face Nacional on the road on Saturday.
Switzerland – Super League
Nestory Irankunda is the only player on loan in the Swiss Super League
Nestory Irankunda – Grasshopper Club Zurich
Irankunda started for Grasshopper at home against Young Boy. He did not have a shot, nor did he create any chances for his teammates to shoot. Shortly after halftime, he went down in the box and was awarded the penalty. Unfortunately, his teammate did not convert the penalty. Irankunda was subbed off in the 76th minute with the match level at 0-0, which is how it ended.
Grasshopper will face Servette on the road on Saturday.
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 in a makeup match from the first matchday of the season at Freiburg. The normal stats were not available for the match, but she was on the field for Leverkusen’s opening goal, but was subbed off just one minute later. Leverkusen would add one more goal before conceding a stoppage time goal to Freiburg. They go back to Leverkusen with all three points after the narrow 2-1 win.
Leverkusen will be on the road again, this time to Eintracht Frankfurt, on Friday.
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 for Aston Villa against Manchester City on Saturday. Despite completing 96% of her passes, she was unable to put her mark on the match. Villa took the lead in the sixth minute, but were down 2-1 at halftime. City put a goal in their own net right after halftime to level the match. But by the time Baijings was subbed out in the 64th minute, City had taken a 4-2 lead, which would be the final score.
Villa will host league leaders, Chelsea, on Sunday.
Sam Kerr – Liverpool
Kerr started for Liverpool on the road against Leicester City on Sunday. In 55 minutes on the pitch, she was unable to attempt a shot or create a chance for her teammates to shoot. Similar to Villa and Baijings, Liverpool took an early lead, but was down 2-1 by halftime. Unfortunately, there were no more goals in this match and Liverpool fell 2-1 on the road.
Liverpool will travel to London to face West Ham in the FA Cup on Wednesday. They will also host West Ham in league play on Sunday.
Spain – Primera División Femenina
Natalia Padilla is the only player on loan to the Primera División Femenina.
Natalia Padilla – FC Sevilla
Padilla started the match for Sevilla on the road against Espanyol and played the full match. She had three shot attempts — one on goal and two that missed. She also had one chance created for her teammates to shoot. Unfortunately, goals were hard to come by — or actually impossible — in this match, as it ended scoreless.
Sevilla will host UD Tenerife on Sunday.
Italy – Serie A
Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir is the only player on loan to Serie A
Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir – Inter Milan
Rúnarsdóttir started for Inter on the road against Juventus with a chance to go even on points at the top of the table. Unfortunately, Inter lost for just the second time this season, as they fell 2-0.
Inter will look to bounce back with a home match against Fiorentina 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 likely begin mid-March and will play through the Summer.
