Three Bayern Munich loanees were in action in European competitions. One started and earned a shutout (spoilers in the article title), one came off the bench in a loss, and one stayed on the bench, but saw his team win. We also saw a lot of action in domestic club play throughout Europe including a first-time goal-scorer in Austria and two assists to Spain. The women called into their national teams were also on fire. We saw an Olimpico goal against the best team in the world and another goal in EURO qualifiers, See what everyone was 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, and Armando Sieb.
Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart
Nübel and Co. bounced back from the Bayern loss last week with two wins this week. First a trip to Italy on Tuesday saw them go toe-to-toe with Juventus. Nübel only needed one save to earn the shutout, but the Stuttgart attack needed a lot of chances to earn the win. A goal ruled out by VAR and a missed penalty all came before a stoppage time winner that brought all three points back to Germany.
Stuttgart hosted Holstein Kiel on Saturday and made it difficult for themselves again. After going up 2-0, they went down a man for the last 30 minutes. Nübel had two saves but conceded a goal in the 84th minute to make it tight going down the stretch. Former Bayern youth and Bavarian Loan Works alum, Jan Fiete Arp, picked up his second yellow card shortly after and the match ended with ten against ten and a 2-1 Stuttgart win.
Franz Krätzig – VfB Stuttgart
Krätzig was on the bench for the Champions League match in Turin, but did not make it onto the pitch. He was not on the matchday squad for the Kiel match.
Stuttgart hosts last season’s finalist, FC Kaisterslautern, in the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday. They then meet last season’s champion, Leverkusen, on Friday in Bundesliga play.
Paul Wanner – 1.FC Heidenheim
Wanner was on the bench for Heidenheim’s 1-0 win in Cyrus against Pafos FC in the Conference League, but interestingly did not make it onto the pitch.
Back home in league play against Hoffenheim, Wanner started on the wing. He had three shots — one blocked and two that went just over the bar. He was credited with both a chance created and a big chance mixed. He was subbed off in the 84th minute, with the score at 0-0. The match ended in a scoreless draw.
Heidenheim will travel to Berlin on Wednesday to face Hertha BSC in the DFB-Pokal. They will also travel further north to face Holstein Kiel in league play on Saturday.
Armando Sieb – 1. FSV Mainz 05
Sieb entered the match in the 20th minute for the injured Mainz captain. He had three shots — one blocked, one shot on goal, and one shot that missed wide. He also had a chance created for his teammates to shoot. He was subbed off in the 87th minute after seeing a goal for each side turn into a home draw.
Gabriel Vidović– 1. FSV Mainz 05
Vidović was not on the matchday squad for Mainz’ 1-1 draw against Monchengladbach
Mainz will host Bayern on Wednesday in the DFB-Pokal before going to Freiburg on Sunday.
Spain – LaLiga
Bryan Zaragoza is the only player on loan to Spain’s LaLiga.
Bryan Zaragoza – CA Osasuna
Zaragoza started for Osasuna on the road against Real Sociedad. He put on a man of the match performance. He only had one shot, which was on goal, but his greatest contributions came in the five chances created for his teammates to shoot — two of which assisted the match’s only two goals! Zarazoga also picked up a yellow card for a bad foul — all of this was before the 83rd minute. Osasuna went on to win 2-0.
Osasuna will travel to face Chiclana on Wednesday in the Copa Del Ray. They will return to league play on Saturday with a home game against Real Valladolid.
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 Portuguese side Sporting CP in Champions League play. Zvonarek started on the bench, but came into the match in the 59th minute with his team down 2-0. He had only one shot — which was blocked — but completed all but one of his passes. He was unable to help Graz get back into the match and they fell 2-0.
Graz returned to league play with an away trip against LASK. Zvonarek came off the bench — this time in the 61st minute with the match level 1-1. He again only had one shot, but that was all he needed to find his first goal since going on loan and the winner of this match. The 2-1 keeps Sturm Graz at the top of the Austrian Bundesliga.
Sturm Graz will host BW Linz on Wednesday in the Austrian Cup. They will also host Rapid Wien on Saturday in league play.
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 came off the bench at halftime for Ulm when they were level 1-1 on the road to Darmstadt. He had two shots — both of which were blocked — and was unable to create any other chances. The second half was scoreless on both sides and the match ended 1-1.
Ulm will host Schalke on Friday.
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 entered the match in the 81st minute of Unterhaching’s match against Alemannia Aachen on Wednesday with his team down 3-1. He had just twelve touches in nine minutes, but was unable to get anything going in the attack. Unterhaching fell 3-1.
Adu started for Unterhaching on Saturday at home against Viktoria Köln. He did not have any direct impact on the match’s scoreline, but he saw his team go up 1-0 in the first half. Unfortunately, he also saw his opponents equalize right as he was subbed off. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
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 96’s 3-0 road win over Magdeburg, but did not make it onto the pitch.
Hannover will host Karlsruher SC on Saturday.
Germany – 3. Liga
Max Scholze is the only player from the second team on loan to the 3. Liga
Max Scholze – SC Verl
Scholze was on the bench for Verl’s 3-1 win against 10-man RW Essen on Wednesday, but did not make it onto the pitch. He came onto the pitch in the 88th minute of a match level at 1-1 against Sandhausen — this time his team was down to ten men. He helped see out the shorthanded draw at home.
Verl will travel to face Borussia Dortmund II on Sunday.
Germany – Regionalliga
There are six players Regionalliga teams: Lukas Schneller in Regionalliga Bayern, Luka Parkadge and Robert Deziel Jr in Regionalliga Nordost, and Yousef Qashi and Benedikt Wimmer in Regionalliga West.
Lukas Schneller – Schweinfurt 05
Schneller started in goal for Schweinfurt against DJK Vilzing on Tuesday. Although he allowed two goals, his teammates scored three goals to secure a win.
Schneller was in goal again on Friday for Schweinfurt, this time on the road to Augsburg II. He allowed two goals again, both of which came in the first half, leveling the match 2-2 at halftime. Again, his teammates came up big with four goals to win it 6-2.
Schweinfurt will travel on Saturday to face TSV Aubstadt.
Marko Popović – Türkgücü München
Popović was on the bench for Türkgücü’s match against his parent club in league play. He came into the match in the 77th minute, after Bayern II equalized. Unfortunately, he could not help his team find a winner and the match ended 1-1.
Popović was not on the matchday squad for Türkgücü’s 1-0 loss on the road to SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg, but did not make it onto the pitch.
Türkgücü will face FC Würzburger Kickers on Saturday.
Luka Parkadge – Altglienicke
Parkadge was not on the matchday squad for Altglienicke’s 2-2 home draw against Greifswald.
Robert Deziel Jr – Altglienicke
Deziel started for Altglienicke and played the full 90 minutes against Greifswald at home. Each team scored two goals and split the points.
Altglienicke will be on the road against Chemnitzer FC on Friday.
Yousef Qashi – Wupertaler SV
Quashi was on the bench for most of Wupertaler’s match against Monchengladbach’s second team. From the bench, he saw his team go up 2-0, but then allow four straight goals to make it 4-2 before coming on. He was unable to help his team produce anything and the match ended 4-2.
Benedikt Wimmer – Wupertaler SV
Wimmer started against Monchengladbach II and played the full 90 minutes. He was unable to temper their attack, allowing four goals on the day.
Wupertaler SV will play FC Kray on Wednesday at home in the regional pokal. They will return to league play with another home game against KFC Uerdingen 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 started on the bench for Austria’s home match against WSG Tirol, but came onto the field in the 61st minute with his team up 1-0. He only had nine touches, but completed 100% of his passes. Other than that he did not influence the match much. However, Austria added two more goals to win comfortably, 3-0.
Austria Wien will be on the road against SV Horn in the Austrian Cup on Wednesday. They will then host BW Linz on Sunday in league play.
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
Hülsmann started in goal for St Pölten in a crazy match against SV Horn — a match that saw the 40 total shots and 30 on goal. Hülsmann faced twelve shots on goal and saved all but two of them — both of which came right before half and put St Pölten down 2-1 at halftime. He kept a clean sheet in the second half while his team put up three more goals to win it 4-2.
St Pölten hosts Sturm Graz II on Friday.
Netherlands – Kampioen Divisie
David Jonathans is the only player on loan to the Dutch Kampioen Divisie.
David Jonathans – FC Den Bosch
Johnathans was on the bench for Den Bosch’s 3-2 loss on Tuesday at FC Volendam and for their 2-1 win at VVV-Venlo on Friday, but did not make it onto the pitch for either match.
Den Bosch will face MVV Maastricht on Wednesday in the KNVB Cup. They return to league play on Saturday against Roda JC Kerkrade.
Portugal – Liga Potugal
Taichi Fukui is the only player on loan in Liga Portugal.
Taichi Fukui – FC Arouca
Fukui started for Arouca against Estoril. He did not have a shot, but created a chance for his teammates to shoot. He also completed 94% of his passes on the day. Arouca started off scoring a goal, but allowed Estoril to score three straight before Fukui was taken off in the 72nd minute. The home team added one more goal and won 4-1.
Arouca will host Braga on Sunday.
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 was called into action for the Iceland National Team for two matches in the United States against the USWNT. On Thursday, Vilhjálmsdóttir was on the bench for most of the match, but did not make it onto the pitch until the 85th minute with her team down 2-1. Shortly after she came on, the US scored their third and final goal to win 3-1.
On Sunday, the two teams met up again in Nashville. Vilhjálmsdóttir started this match and played the full 90 minutes. She opened the scoring in the 31st minute with an Olimpico — a looping goal that cleared everyone straight from a corner kick, barely grazing the goalie’s gloves. Her goal stood up until the 72nd minute, when the USWNT equalized and went on to win 3-1.
Vilhjálmsdóttir may look to rejoin Leverkusen for their league match against !.FC Köln on Friday.
England – Women’s Super League
Jill Baijings is the only player on loan to the Women’s Super League.
Jill Baijings – Aston Villa
Baijings was not called into the Dutch National Team camp this week.
She is still looking for her first action with Aston Villa since going on loan. Her next chance comes on Sunday against Liverpool.
Spain – Primera División Femenina
Natalia Padilla is the only player on loan to the Primera División Femenina.
Natalia Padilla – FC Sevilla
Padilla started for Poland away to Romania in a semifinal for next summer’s Women’s EURO. Poland went down early in the first half, but Padilla was able to equalize in the 73rd minute. Poland would draw a red card and convert a penalty later in the game to win the first leg.
The two teams will meet again on Tuesday — this time in Poland. If fit enough, Padilla could also return to club play with Sevilla when they travel to take on Grenada on Sunday.
Sweden – Damallsvenskan
Momoko Tanikawa is the only player on loan to the Damallsvenskan.
Momoko Tanikawa – FC Rosengård
Tanikawa appears to have been idle for this international break.
Rosengård hosts Linköpfings on Sunday in their penultimate league match.
Italy – Serie A
Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir is the only player on loan to Serie A
Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir – Inter Milan
Rúnarsdóttir was also in the States with Iceland as they took on the USWNT twice. She was on the bench Thursday, but did not make it off the bench, even when the starting keeper went down injured briefly. She got the start Sunday and played the full 90 minutes. She kept a clean sheet for 72 minutes — making great saves and intervening at pivotal moments — but the number one team in the world eventually came through in the 72nd minute and equalized. The US added another in the 76th and in the third minute of stoppage time. The scoreline aside, Rúnarsdóttir had a very good game.
Inter will travel to face Fiorentina on Sunday in a return to club competition.
