BUNDESLIGA 22-23: BAYERN
BUNDESLIGA 22-23: BAYERN

BUNDESLIGA 22-23: BAYERN

The squad led by firstly Julian Nagelsmann and then Thomas Tuchel won the Bundesliga, a position that grants access to the Group Stage of the Champions League. With a good season, Bayern has a lot of players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4, the main type of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 460 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Yann Sommer6.091260GK
Dayot Upamecano8.091970CB
Matthijs de Ligt7.332006CB
Benjamin Pavard7.611137FB
Alphonso Davies7.721732FB
Joshua Kimmich8.282375M
Leon Goretzka6.651406M
Kingsley Coman7.231333W
Jamal Musiala7.901880M&W
Leroy Sané7.321698W
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting7.68959CF
Bayern’s eleven with the most minutes played (Back 4 – Bundesliga).

Star Player:

  • Joshua Kimmich (M) – 8.28

With incredible performances, Bayern’s Midfielder (M) was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.

Other Key Players:

  • Dayot Upamecano (CB) – 8.09
  • Jamal Musiala (M&W) – 7.90
  • Benjamin Pavard (CB & FB) – 7.80 & 7.61

With several players having great seasons, it is possible to consider Bayern the best team in Bundesliga 22-23. Some of the players in this squad are present in the Bundesliga 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: BUNDESLIGA 22-23).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Manuel Neuer7.491080GK
Benjamin Pavard7.80960CB
João Cancelo7.40653FB
Noussair Mazraoui7.37954FB
Marcel Sabitzer5.97593M
Ryan Gravenberch5.37480M
Thomas Müller7.52965M&W
Sadio Mané6.60635W
Serge Gnabry7.081039W
Sadio Mané7.05584CF
Serge Gnabry7.82612CF
Thomas Müller7.52493CF
Bayern’s subs with +460 minutes played (Back 4 – Bundesliga).
BAYERN – 22/23 BUNDESLIGA
G – Games34
W – Wins21
D – Draws8
L – Loses5
P – Points71
GS – Goals Scored92
GA – Goals Against38
GD – Goal Difference+54
HW -Home Wins11
AW – Away Wins10
Additional Information regarding Bayern in the Bundesliga.

With the same amount of positive results at home and away (14 Home Wins & 14 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Napoli a strong team at home and away. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the great attacking setup (2,03 goals per game) with a good defensive setup (0,74 goals per game).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Manuel Neuer8.71270GK
Dayot Upamecano7.25623CB
Matthijs de Ligt7.00524CB
Noussair Mazraoui7.55392FB
Alphonso Davies7.66557FB
Joshua Kimmich8.50720M
Leon Goretzka7.07516M
Kingsley Coman7.26459W
Jamal Musiala7.20435M&W
Leroy Sané8.25440W
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting7.24361CF
SUBS – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 22/23
Sven Ulreich7.24270GK
Yann Sommer7.12270GK
Benjamin Pavard6.21276FB
Marcel Sabitzer5.74280M
Sadio Mané7.90431W
Bayern’s squad with the most minutes played in Champions League – Back 4 (Minimum 270 minutes played in this competition).

UCL – Star Player:

  • Joshua Kimmich (M) – 8.50

UCL – Other Key Players:

  • Leroy Sané (W) – 8.25
  • Manuel Neuer (GK) – 8.71

With another presence in European Competitions, Bayern lost in the Quarter-finals to the future champions: Manchester City. In terms of the Champions League performances, Joshua Kimmich was the star player with a majority of the minutes played followed by great performances of Leroy Sané and Manuel Neuer.

Position most in need of strengthening:

  • M

In a solid squad, Bayern should invest on upgrading the Midfielder (M) position.

Data from FBref.