The €37 million signing from Borussia Dortmund this
summer is in line to face Nurnberg on Saturday while die Roten's coach is
relishing a tough week ahead.
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has revealed Mario
Gotze could make his debut for the club against Nurnberg on Saturday after
being sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Bayern have recorded Bundesliga wins in the 21-year-old's
absence, overcoming Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 and edging past Eintracht
Frankfurt 1-0, a game in which Gotze was an unused substitute.
The Allianz Arena outfit paid €37million to bring Gotze
to the club from Borussia Dortmund, and the attacker, who scored a double in a
friendly against Hungarian champions Gyor, could finally be given the chance to
demonstrate against Nurnberg why the club were desperate to secure his
services.
"The most important thing is that he feels fit in
his head [Gotze], his legs are fit, correct, and I think now his head is too,
of course that's good for us," Guardiola told reporters.
"Maybe tomorrow he will be able to play, not sure if
from the beginning or only a few minutes."
Bayern start a run of three games in a week on Saturday,
travelling to Freiburg on Tuesday before taking on Premier League side Chelsea in
Prague in the Uefa Super Cup on Friday.
Guardiola is undaunted by that run of fixtures and is
looking forward to his first derby in charge of Bayern.
"It isn't a hard week, [it's a] good week, three
games in one week. Full calendar. We accept it, no problem," he added.
"All games are important, not only the derby, of
course it's important for the fans and people. In a derby anything can happen,
but we have to focus on our style of play, that's most important.
"I know Nurnberg are always very aggressive,
especially against Bayern. So we have to be able to also be very aggressive,
especially with the ball."
Nurnberg are undefeated this season, having drawn their
first two games against Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin.
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