- Jamal Musiala suffered a critical ankle damage as Bayern Munich misplaced 2-0 to PSG
- The Germany star, 22, is now anticipated to be sidelined for at the least 4 months
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Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala will miss the beginning of the 2025-26 season after breaking his ankle in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain on the FIFA Membership World Cup.
The Germany worldwide left the sphere on a stretcher simply earlier than half-time in Atlanta after a collision with PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, prompting distressing scenes as team-mates and opponents rushed to his help.
Donnarumma was left in tears together with his head in his arms after realising the severity of the incident, whereas Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer accused the Italian of ‘taking a threat’ with the best way he went into the problem.
The PSG keeper later posted on Instagram to want Musiala nicely, writing: ‘All my prayers and nicely needs are with you @jamalmusiala10.’
Bayern boss Vincent Kompany described the second as ’emotional’ after the match and admitted: ‘After all it did not look good. I hope it isn’t too unhealthy, but it surely did not look good. I hope he’ll have the absolute best restoration.’
A Bayern statement on Sunday then learn: ‘Jamal Musiala suffered a critical damage throughout the Membership World Cup quarter-final between Bayern and Paris St Germain within the USA and needed to be substituted at half-time.
Jamal Musiala suffered a critical ankle damage in Bayern Munich’s loss to Paris Saint-Germain
The damage occurred throughout a collision with PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (proper)
Musiala left the sphere on a stretcher and is now anticipated to be sidelined for at the least 4 months
‘Examinations by the German champions’ docs have revealed that the attacking midfielder sustained a fracture of the fibula related to a damaged and dislocated ankle.
‘The 22-year-old flew from Orlando to Munich on Sunday morning and can bear surgical procedure quickly.’
Bayern board member Max Eberl added: ‘This critical damage and the prolonged lay-off are an actual shock for Jamal and us all. This hits FC Bayern. Everybody is aware of how immensely necessary Jamal is for our sport and what a central position he has in our staff.
‘Moreover, there’s additionally an enormous human affect and all of us really feel for him: Jamal has simply come again from an damage and can now be out for an additional lengthy interval. He’ll get all the pieces he wants from us. We’ll assist him intensively, be by his facet and already look ahead to when he is again on the pitch.’
In accordance with The Athletic, Musiala can be sidelined for at the least 4 months, leaving him out till November on the earliest.
The 22-year-old had solely simply returned from a hamstring damage that dominated him out of the ultimate two months of Bayern’s 2024-25 season, together with their Champions League quarter-final defeat by Inter Milan.
He marked his comeback with a hat-trick off the bench in Bayern’s Membership World Cup opener towards Auckland Metropolis FC, however his newest setback is now set to maintain him out for a major interval.
Musiala’s damage capped a disappointing night time for Bayern as targets from Need Doue and Ousmane Dembele sealed PSG’s victory regardless of the French facet being decreased to 9 males late on.
