FC Bayern Munich

Thomas Tuchel on Heidenheim: "They drew against Dortmund and had an important win against Stuttgart, who were in top form. They were a bit inconsistent in their performances. They're a very strong team in the air, very strong on set pieces and crosses. They are very flexible, react to the opponent and adapt their formation. They are very hard-working and have worked their way up to the Bundesliga. It’s another difficult game for us under new circumstances after two mentally difficult games"

Tuchel on the personnel: "We'll see the players after the press conference. We have to see how Leon Goretzka, Dayot Upamecano and Raphaël Guerreiro are doing. We have some players who have played a lot recently, like Alphonso Davies, Kingsley Coman, Minjae Kim. We are in constant communication and get feedback from the players. We won’t decide until tomorrow."

Tuchel on what changes when Müller starts instead of Musiala: "They're completely different types of players. Jamal loves to dribble from deep and gets away from opponents with his turns. Thomas is a completely different type of player. He loves to play direct and speed up the game. He is a bit more aggressive in the penalty box. That's the position Thomas loves. He interprets the position differently to Jamal"

Tuchel on Guerreiro: "Rapha is training very well, but his injury history is difficult. That's why he had to train longer than the others. He had several previous injuries. That's why we're a bit more cautious with jim. At the moment he feels so good that he can probably play half time"

Tuchel on Daniel Peretz: "Israel have to play four games during this international break. Daniel will be released by us today and will not be in the squad tomorrow so he can play on Sunday. I know it’s good for him to train here and have distraction and support"

Pavlovic to start tomorrow?

Tuchel "He is very close to being a starter. He's ready for it, he's earned the praise and was close to playing in the Champions League.(against Galatasaray). But we had to react to the game. The final decision has not been made yet. He is a candidate"

Tuchel on his first Bayern annual general meeting on Sunday: "I'm excited. I think the players will not be there because they'll travel to their national teams. I'll be there. Tomorrow we have an important game before the AGM. We want to ensure that the atmosphere is as positive as possible."

Tuchel on Serge Gnabry and whether he could start tomorrow: "Serge is back, thank God for that. It's not easy to play with the arm splint. It's quite restrictive for the movement. He's getting better every day and is now training with a smaller splint. Things are looking good in training. We need him and he is important to us. He is a candidate for tomorrow. We'll find a good mix of changes to bring in some fresh legs after the intense games we've had recently. We have to be smart and can't just change eleven players. The game is too complicated and important for that."

Mehmet Scholl insinuated that you deliberately rotated against Saarbrücken to make the club bosses aware that the squad was too thin

Tuchel: "Absolute nonsense. We rested some players in the Pokal and shared the workload, to also give a chance to players who had earned it. The responsibility for the line-up always falls on me"