The injury concerns at FC Bayern do not go away even after the deserved 3-1 away win at 1. FSV Mainz 05. On the contrary: after his premature substitution, the Munich team is worried about Leon Goretzka.
The midfielder initially scored his second goal of the season in the 59th minute to make it 3-1 before being substituted in the 74th minute with problems on his left hand.
Head coach Thomas Tuchel was unable to answer how serious the injury really was after the end of the game. “We are a bit worried about Leon, about his hand. Not that it will end like it did with Serge. But we have to wait and see,” said Tuchel on Saturday evening.
The 27-year-old had already suffered an injury on the most recent international trip, but was still able to play in Mainz despite problems with his ankle.
In addition to Goretzka, who regained his regular place in the German champions’ midfield under Thomas Tuchel last season, other players are currently unavailable for the Munich team.
Visiting Galatasaray on Tuesday evening
According to the head coach, Dayot Upamecano and Serge Gnabry are definitely out of the away game in the Champions League in Istanbul next week. It would also be “very tight” for Raphael Guerreiro and Noussair Mazroui to play.
Leon Goretzka is currently undisputed in FC Bayern’s central midfield. He has appeared in all eight league games so far, seven of them from the start. The Bochum native is part of the Munich team’s solid foundation, who moved back up to third place in the table with the away win in Mainz.
The premier class duel with Galatasaray kicks off next Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. FC Bayern started the Champions League confidently with two wins against Manchester United (4:3) and FC Copenhagen (2:1).