Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala was taken to hospital after badly injuring his left leg in his group’s defeat in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday within the Membership World Cup quarterfinals.
Musiala was harm late within the first half following a 50-50 problem with PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The replay of the grotesque damage was not proven on the massive screens at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl mentioned after the sport that Musiala had been taken to hospital. “For me, this is not a results of fixed enjoying,” he added. “It’s extra of an accident, it occurred and that is clearly unhealthy for us.”
“It did not look good,” Bayern coach Vincent Kompany mentioned. “If I am simply watching the photographs, it regarded like an ankle damage of some form, however I am not going to make a prognosis right here.”
He added: “Once I’m sat right here subsequent to you now, the factor that will get my blood nonetheless boiling in the intervening time, it is not the end result. I perceive that is soccer, but it surely’s the truth that it occurred to somebody that enjoys the sport a lot, however he is additionally crucial for us.”
Musiala, a 22-year-old who additionally performs for Germany‘s nationwide group, entered Saturday’s match with three targets within the match — one behind Golden Boot leaders Ángel Di María and Marcos Leonardo. His Membership World Cup targets introduced his tally to twenty this season, together with 12 within the Bundesliga and three within the Champions League.
Musiala’s damage got here simply earlier than halftime. The referee whistled for the break because the midfielder acquired therapy on the sector. Serge Gnabry changed him within the lineup to start the second half, with the rating 0-0 at that time.
PSG went on to win 2-0, regardless of being lowered to 9 males after late purple playing cards for Willian Pacho and Lucas Hernández, to succeed in the semifinals.
“We informed him he has our help as a result of it is by no means simple when this sorts of motion ends badly,” mentioned Désiré Doué, the scorer of PSG’s first purpose. “It is also a part of soccer. Now we would like every thing to go properly for Jamal in his rehabilitation.”
Added PSG defender Achraf Hakimi: “To start with, I need to ship my help to Musiala. He was a tough a part of the sport for us right now, and we all know that is a part of the game, however we need to ship a message of help to him. We help him, and we need to see him again on the pitch quickly as a result of he is a fantastic participant.”
Musiala is a rising star, incomes Participant of the Yr for the German nationwide group in 2024. He was additionally runner-up in 2023 for the Golden Boy award, which is awarded to Europe’s brightest under-21 expertise.
Musiala debuted for Bayern Munich in 2020 when he was 17, changing into the group’s youngest-ever participant on the time of his debut. In 2022, he turned the primary teenager to look for Germany at a World Cup since 1958.
Due to the damage, Bayern might need to start out subsequent season with out Musiala. The German membership misplaced out on Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz to Liverpool within the switch market, leaving Bayern quick within the attacking midfield place.
“I do not know, concepts to interchange [him] now, Eberl mentioned. “We had a recreation in opposition to PSG, and we had a fantastic recreation. So we are going to do our job sooner or later.”
Data from ESPN’s Lizzy Becherano and The Related Press was used on this report.
