Another Bayern setback: FCB reveal Stanisic injury update | OneFootball

Josip Stanisic experienced a moment of shock at the Champions League opener. It is now confirmed what injury the defender sustained in the clash with Chelsea.

FC Bayern announced that the 25-year-old suffered a partial tear of the medial ligament in his right knee. It happened during a collision with Trevoh Chalobah shortly after the break, when Stanisic initially continued to play, but then had to be substituted. In the 51st minute, Vincent Kompany brought Sacha Boey into the game.

The scene was emblematic of the tense personnel situation in defense. Stanisic pushed through after a brief treatment, but it was clear on the next sprint that he couldn't continue. With a face distorted in pain, he left the field – another setback for the already thinly staffed defense line of the record champions.

Defense worries intensify

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The situation is becoming increasingly tricky for Kompany. Even before the Chelsea match, he had to cope with absences: Alphonso Davies is still out after his cruciate ligament tear, Raphaël Guerreiro is missing with a rib injury, and Hiroki Ito is slowly working his way back after his metatarsal fracture.

Now, with Stanisic out, another defender is unavailable. This leaves practically only Konrad Laimer and Sacha Boey on the flanks, while Jonathan Tah and Dayot Upamecano are set in the center.

Immediately after the final whistle, the officials tried to ease the concerns a bit. “We hope it's not that bad,” explained sports director Christoph Freund on Sky. Stanisic had "taken a hit" and "didn't feel very stable," but initial examinations showed that "the ligaments are stable." Stanisic himself also reported: “Everything is fine, I can play.”

Despite these words, the now confirmed diagnosis paints a different picture. Although the club did not specify a concrete duration, in comparable cases, four to six weeks are typical – depending on the healing process. However, BILD reports that FC Bayern expects an absence of only two to three weeks. Sky even speaks of just one to two weeks. For Kompany, this still represents a significant burden, especially during the phase with English weeks in the Bundesliga and Champions League.

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