Bayern Munich: huge blow confirmed for Matthijs de Ligt

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By: Manu Tournoux

Bayern Munich: huge blow confirmed for Matthijs de Ligt

Very big blow for Bayern Munich and Matthijs de Ligt. Surprised in the German Cup by Saarbrucken, 15th in German D3, the Bavarian team also lost its 24-year-old defender for several weeks. Already deprived of Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka, Raphaël Guerreiro and Dayot Upamecano, Bayern will also have to do without the Dutch international, injured in the knee and replaced after only 25 minutes of play, Wednesday evening.

“Matthijs de Ligt suffered a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee joint during FC Bayern’s defeat against FC Saarbrücken. This emerged from an examination carried out by the FC Bayern medical department on Thursday afternoon. Central defender de Ligt will therefore be missing for FC Bayern in the next matches., specifies the press release. The Batavian defender should, in fact, be absent between 4 and 6 weeks.

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Manu Tournoux

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