Matthijs de Ligt has suffered a medial collateral ligament (MCL) harm. (Credit: Twitter)
The Netherlands central defender injured his proper knee as Bayern had been eradicated 2-1 to 3rd-division Saarbruecken within the German Cup on Wednesday evening.
Bayern Munich’s understaffed defence has been dealt one other setback, with the membership confirming on Thursday centre-again Matthijs de Ligt can be lacking “for the time being” with a knee harm.
The membership didn’t specify how lengthy de Ligt would spend on the sidelines, saying he was “out for the time being” and “will be missing from FC Bayern in the next games.”
MCL harm and capsule injury to proper knee for Matthijs de Ligt, new drawback for the Dutch CB yesterday.De Ligt can be sidelined for 4-6 weeks, in keeping with @BILD. pic.twitter.com/2uKhbogRzV
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 2, 2023
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The Netherlands central defender injured his proper knee as Bayern had been eradicated 2-1 to 3rd-division Saarbruecken within the German Cup on Wednesday evening.
De Ligt, who has simply returned from an harm to the identical knee, grabbed his leg and signalled instantly to the bench 19 minutes into the match, earlier than being subbed out.
Midfielder Joshua Kimmich moved to centre-again, with Bayern having just one match central defender within the squad.
Bayern’s French centre-again Dayot Upamecano has missed the membership’s final 4 matches with a hamstring harm.
Manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed after the match de Ligt’s harm was to the “same knee” and “was extremely painful”.
READ: Bayern Munich Eliminated From German Cup After 2-1 Defeat To Third-Division Club Saarbruecken
Bayern took the lead by way of Thomas Mueller after simply 16 minutes, however their third division opponents equalised in first-half harm time.
With the scores locked at 1-1 and the sport wanting set to go to additional time, Saarbruecken’s Marcel Gaus scored within the sixth minute of harm time to win.
The loss means 20-time German Cup winners Bayern have been eradicated within the second spherical in three of the previous 4 years.
Bayern sit second on the Bundesliga, two factors forward of Dortmund, and haven’t misplaced a conflict between the 2 sides since 2018.
Bayern journey to rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
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