Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry has been ruled out of Wednesday’s Champions League quarter final first leg against Paris Saint-Germain after testing positive for Covid-19 while midfielder Marc Roca will miss the game due to injury.

The Bavarians are brimming with confidence, even without injured top striker Robert Lewandowski, having beaten second-placed RB Leipzig 1-0 on Saturday to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga table. Bayern have also won their last seven games in all competitions and scored 23 goals.

Manager Hansi Flick, who has led the Bavarians to six trophies in the last 10 months including the Champions League, said Spaniard Roca suffered an injury on Sunday and was out.

Flick had said Gnabry was unlikely to be included due to a sore throat, but the club later revealed the 25-year-old had tested positive.

The two sides met in last year’s Champions League final with Bayern winning the trophy but that counts for little now, said Flick.

“Paris are a new team with a new coach,” said Flick. “I don’t think that game matters anymore. We want to reach the semi-finals and the final. ”

“They have a solid defence, a very good goalkeeper, but up front they have enormous quality.”

Flick said Bayern would have to press the French quickly when they attacked and beware of the speed of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe if they lose possession.

“There is this enormous quality they have, and if we lose possession then we have to stop them quickly. We also have to put them under pressure early.”

Tuchel confident

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel on Tuesday praised defender Antonio Rudiger and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga for burying the hatchet after the pair were involved in a training ground bust-up on Sunday.

“We calmed the situation immediately. They can happen because everyone is competitive in training,” Tuchel told a news conference. “They cleared the air and there was nothing left afterwards. They solved it in an honest and humble way... For this situation, there will be no punishment.”

Chelsea’s 14-game unbeaten run in all competitions under Tuchel came to an end on Saturday in a 5-2 thrashing by West Bromwich Albion. But the German insisted there was no panic heading into the first leg of their Champions League quarter final tie against FC Porto on Wednesday.

“We got a big slap in the face, and it was required to remind us how tough it is to keep winning,” he added.“I have the feeling we can overcome Porto but it will be tough. But we believe in ourselves.”