Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sané out with thigh muscle damage

Bayern Munich ahead Leroy Sané shall be out “for the time being” after injuring his left thigh, the German membership stated on Monday.

Medical examinations confirmed that Sané tore a left thigh muscle throughout Sunday’s 5-0 win over Freiburg, the Bavarian membership stated. It didn’t specify how lengthy Sané would possibly spend on the sidelines, solely that “FC Bayern will be without Leroy Sané for the time being.” Sané performed 76 minutes and scored within the win over Freiburg.

Bayern subsequent performs Wednesday in opposition to Augsburg within the second spherical of the German Cup earlier than visiting Hoffenheim on Saturday within the Bundesliga and Barcelona within the Champions League subsequent week.

Sané is a key participant for Germany forward of the World Cup in Qatar. His Bayern and Germany teammate Thomas Müller left final week’s Champions League win over Viktoria Plzen with what coach Julian Nagelsmann stated was a difficulty together with his again and didn’t play in opposition to Freiburg.