Football Football Pavard prepared for added responsibility at Bayern in Sule's absence With fellow centre-back Niklas Sule on the sidelines, Benjamin Pavard is willing to become an authority figure in Bayern Munich's defence. Matt Dorman 22 October, 2019 20:30 IST World Cup winner Pavard and the versatile Joshua Kimmich are the only fit defenders to have started all eight Bundesliga games this season. - Bongarts Matt Dorman 22 October, 2019 20:30 IST Benjamin Pavard plans to step up and become more important for Bayern Munich in the wake of Niklas Sule's long-term injury.Bayern was dealt a big blow when Germany international Sule tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee during the 2-2 draw with Augsburg on Saturday.The centre-back underwent surgery the following day and has been told by Bayern president Uli Hoeness to forget about returning before Euro 2020.ALSO READ | Sule can forget about Euro 2020, says Bayern president HoenessSule's absence leaves head coach Niko Kovac with key decisions to make for Tuesday's Champions League date with Olympiacos and the remainder of the season.World Cup winner Pavard and the versatile Joshua Kimmich are the only fit defenders to have started all eight Bundesliga games this season.ALSO READ | Bayern defender Sule set for surgery after tearing ACLAsked if he is the now considered the leader at the back, Pavard told Sport1: "I don't know, I need to talk to the coach first. We'll see, but I've played a lot of games in a row now."I hope I can play against Olympiacos again and take more responsibility."In any case, I feel good and hope that continues."Regardless of seniority, the 23-year-old wants his teammates to begin delivering stronger performances defensively. @Brazzo: "We've performed really well in the @ChampionsLeague so far and want to carry this on tomorrow."#OLYFCB #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/sN9DMN44J9— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) October 21, 2019 Kovac's men have conceded two goals in each of their past four matches in all competitions."We are conceding a lot of goals at the moment," Pavard said."We urgently need to improve and again allow fewer goals. I hope we keep Olympiacos to zero, that would do us good."Bayern, 7-2 winner over Tottenham in its last Champions League outing, is top of Group B with six points from two games. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.