Jamal Musiala is probably the best player in the ranks of FC Bayern over the entire season. His absence in the top Bundesliga game against the new leaders Borussia Dortmund on April 1 (from 6:30 p.m.) would be all the more serious. The diagnosis of a torn muscle fiber at the beginning of the international break hit Munich all the harder – but is it even true?
On Tuesday, the “Bild” picked up speculation from the Dortmund environment, according to which the whole thing could only be a feigned injury.
A bluff by FC Bayern against BVB in order to keep all tactical and personal options open when next Saturday’s Bundesliga duel, which could be decisive, is second against first?
The fact is: If you lose the classic in the Allianz Arena, you can no longer become German champion on your own.
After the third defeat of the season last Sunday at Bayer Leverkusen (1:2), all the alarm bells went off in Munich anyway, as the record champions gave up an interim lead due to a pomad appearance.
In order to win against Borussia Dortmund, all tricks are obviously right for Bayern – at least that’s what the Westphalians assume.
There is no concrete accusation from Dortmund that Jamal Musiala and FC Bayern could only have faked his muscle injury in his left thigh. But more and more media have long been speculating that Munich could do something similar to the top French club Paris Saint-Germain before the Champions League duels with Bayern.
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PSG had also communicated to the outside world that superstar Kylian Mbappé would be absent for weeks after a thigh injury, which would have meant his safe end for the round of 16 first leg against FCB. Ultimately, Mbappé played along and then put Bayern on the lawn properly.
Is the second in the table now bluffing himself to give Musiala a valuable break in time for the top game in the Bundesliga? And is it just a silly coincidence that striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is also absent from his Cameroon national team with back problems?
According to the “Bild” report, BVB does not want to be deterred by the latest personnel reports from Munich and will prepare for the top game as if everyone were on board with the opponent – without any failure.
Perhaps they are just as right with this approach, as Julian Nagelsmann was about six weeks ago with regard to Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain.