Bavarian Loan Works: Tillman gets assist in Europa League, Nübel loses second match

It was kind of a dry week for Bayern Munich loanees. None of the loanees scored a goal this week and Tillman was the only one that even had an assist. In European matches, loanees had a win, a loss, and a draw. Nübel couldn’t help Stuttgart keep their winning streak alive, while Leverkusen and PSV are both top of their respective tables.

FC Bayern Munich
There are four players on loan from the first team.

Germany – Bundesliga
There are two players on loan in the German Bundesliga: Alexander Nübel and Josip Stanišić.

Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgart’s seven-game winning streak has finally come to an end in this week’s match against local “rivals” Hoffenheim. Nübel started in goal and played the full 90 minutes. He faced five shots on goal, but could only save two of them — allowing three goals. Both teams had an opportunity from the penalty spot. Nübel was unable to save his, but his counterpart was able to make the save. The result allowed Bayern to jump over Stuttgart and move provisionally into first place, pending Leverkusen’s results on Sunday.

Stuttgart will host Union Berlin — who have lost ten competitive matches in a row — on Tuesday in the DFB-Pokal. They will then travel to face Heidenheim in league play on Sunday.

Josip Stanišić – Bayer O4 Leverkusen
Stanišić started on the bench when Leverkusen hosted the Azerbaijani side, Qarabag FK in the Europa League. He entered the match in the 71st minute when Leverkusen was up 5-1. He did not have to do much in the match when they were up so much. He had 16 touches and completed 100% of his passes. The match ended 5-1 and Leverkusen are on top of their Europa League group with nine points.

Stanišić was on the bench for Leverkusen’s return to league play. Leverkusen on that 2-1 to remain unbeaten and top of the Bundesliga table as well.

Netherlands – Eredivisie
Malik Tillman is the only player on loan in the Eredivisie.

Malik Tillman – PSV Eindhoven
Tillman started in PSV’s Champions League match away to Lens. In his 71 minutes on the field, he had relatively low touches. He did not have any shots, but he set up the opening goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, Lens equalized about 10 minutes later and the match ended 1-1. PSV are in last place of their Champions League group with two points.

Back in league play, Tillman started again, but only played the first half against struggling powerhouse Ajax. He had two shots — both of which were blocked — and created three chances for his teammates to score. Even with this output, PSV were down 2-1 at the half and Tillman was pulled. PSV went on to score four unanswered goals in the second half and won 5-2. This result keeps PSV at the top of the Eredivisie table and puts Ajax at the very bottom!

PSV will travel to face Heracles on Saturday.

Croatia – HNL
Gabriel Vidovic is the only player on loan to the Croatian HNL.

Gabriel Vidovic – Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo hosted Viktoria Plzen in the Conference League on Thursday and Vidovic played all 90 minutes. He was very busy on the day. He had four shots — two blocked and two that required saves — and created a chance for his team to score. His two shots on goal were the only ones that Plzen’s goalie had to save. Plzen scored on a penalty in the 69th minute to earn all three points on the road. Zagreb is in second place in their Conference League group — six points behind Plzen and even with the other two teams.

Vidovic did not appear on the matchday squad for Zagreb’s league match against NK Lokomotiva. It took two stoppage-time goals for Zagreb to overcome a fourth minute goal and earn the home win.

Zagreb will travel to face Oriolik in the Croatian Cup on Wednesday. They will also be on the road to face NK Varazdin on Sunday in league play.

Italy – Serie A
Arijon Ibrahimovic is the only player on loan to Serie A

Arijon Ibrahimovic – Frosinone Calcio
Ibrahimovic was on the bench but did not appear in Frosinone’s road match against Cagliari. After being up 3-0 in the 49th minute, Frosinone allowed four goals — including two in stoppage time — and lost 4-3.