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Matthijs de Ligt 'increasingly frustrated at lack of game time at Bayern Munich'

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Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt is reportedly growing frustrated with his lack of playing time during the opening stages of the new season.
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Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt has reportedly become increasingly frustrated with his lack of playing time.

After completing a £68m move from Juventus in July 2022, De Ligt quickly established himself in the centre of the Bayern defence.

The Netherlands international started 38 of his 43 competitive appearances last term, chipping in with three goals and one assist.

After being a regular starter during the 2022-23 campaign, De Ligt has had to settle for a role on the bench in the opening stages of the new season.

Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel has preferred to use Dayot Upamecano and summer signing Kim Min-jae as his first-choice central-defensive pairing.

As a result, all four of De Ligt's Bundesliga appearances this term have come from the bench, while he was an unused substitute in Wednesday's Champions League win over Manchester United.

According to BILD, De Ligt is becoming increasingly annoyed with his lack of game time, and his frustration appeared to spill over in midweek.

The report claims that the 24-year-old 'steamed out' of the Allianz Arena after failing to make it onto the pitch against Man United.

Speaking to reporters ahead of Saturday's league meeting with Bochum, Tuchel addressed the concerns over De Ligt's playing time.

"Matthijs 100% deserves to play," Tuchel told reporters. "He's in shape. Of course, he personally doesn't have enough playing time, but he is a team player.

"Everyone must be ready at all times. Matthijs does that, so everything is good. But there was no clarifying conversation with Matthijs, and that's not necessary."

With Bayern unbeaten in five competitive games, De Ligt is unlikely to force his way into the side for Saturday's home fixture.

After picking up 10 points from their opening four league matches, Bayern will move to the top of the table if they beat Bochum. body check tags ::

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern15113147133436
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen1595137211632
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt1583435231227
4RB Leipzig158342420427
5Mainz 05Mainz157442820825
6Borussia DortmundDortmund157442822625
7Werder Bremen157442625125
8Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach157352520524
9Freiburg157352124-324
10Stuttgart156542925423
11Wolfsburg156363228421
12Union BerlinUnion Berlin154561419-517
13Augsburg154471732-1516
14St Pauli154291219-714
15Hoffenheim153572028-814
16Heidenheim1531111833-1510
17Holstein Kiel1522111938-198
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum1513111335-226
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