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Guardiola concerned by injuries in Bayern defense

Javi Martinez, Jerome Boateng and Medhi Benatia are on the Bayern Munich casualty list and coach Pep Guardiola is worried by the situation.

Pep Guardiola revealed concerns over the state of his Bayern Munich back line, despite watching his side beat Hoffenheim 2-0 to re-open an eight-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.

Two goals from Robert Lewandowski saw off the struggling visiting side at the Allianz Arena, as Bayern maintained a 100 per cent home record for 2015-16, but afterward Guardiola's main focus was the number of casualties among his defensive options.

Javi Martinez, Jerome Boateng and Medhi Benatia are all injured and Guardiola admitted that he is troubled by the situation.