The injuries to FC Bavaria-Munich stars Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano turn out to be even more serious than assumed. According to a media report, the two also suffered cartilage damage – and fail longer.
FC Bayern Munich experienced a real horror Wednesday. Because after the international break, he had to announce the long -term injuries of his two defenders Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano. Davies returned with a cruciate ligament rupture from Canada’s national team, Upamecano with free joints in the knee. “Unfortunately, there is always a risk that players will come back injured during international break-this time it hit us particularly hard. Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano’s failures weigh heavily,” said FCB sports director Max Eberl.
Both Davies and Upamecano probably suffered cartilage damage
However, according to a report by the “picture” it was not even the full extent of the injuries. In the course of Wednesday there were further bad news. Both Davies and Upamecano are also said to have suffered cartilage damage, their injuries are accordingly more serious and the downtime is longer.
So not only for Davies, but also for Upamecano, the season should be determined. Both are supports in Munich defense, their failures weaken the football record champion in the tight championship fight with Leverkusen, the decision in the Champions League and the upcoming club World Cup.
Alphonso Davies already operated on
According to the newspaper, Davies is said to have already been operated on and probably fail for up to eight months instead of six. Thus, the Canadian, who had recently extended his contract for better references, would not be operational until the end of the year. He had injured himself in the insignificant game for third place in the Nations League against the USA (2-1). His consultant had heavily criticized the mission.
At Upamecano, after its return from the game of its French against Croatia in the Nations League, the club again assumed that it should be missing for several weeks because of its free joint bodies in the knee. He had shot the French into the semi -finals with his converted penalty. Already in the weeks before he often had hip and back problems.
Injuries force company to Complete changeover
And even cartilage damage is said to have been diagnosed with examinations. If the club confirms the diagnosis, the season of the central defender would also end, it would probably have to expect a downtime of around three months. According to the “picture”, it could be missing even longer.
But it is clear anyway: in the important Champions League quarter-finals against Inter Milan on April 8th and 16th (Live in the BR24Sport RadioPeportage) the FC Bayern coach Vincent Kompany has to change vigorously in his back team. Hiroki Ito, Raphaël Guerreiro and Eric dier are the alternatives available.
Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is currently still injured and threatens to be missing for the games. In addition, the defensive midfielder falls Aleksandar Pavlovic still with Pfeifferschem glandular fever out of.
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Source: BR24Sport on radio 27.03.2025 – 9:55 a.m.
