Bad news before Chelsea: Bayern suffer another injury blow | OneFootball

FC Bayern has to accept another loss before the home game against FC Chelsea in the Champions League. A star from Munich was injured in the 5:0 victory over Hamburger SV.

Raphael Guerreiro will be missing from FC Bayern for the time being.

"Raphael Guerreiro suffered a minor abdominal muscle injury during FC Bayern's Bundesliga home game against Hamburger SV. This was the result of an examination by the medical department of the German record champions. Due to the injury, the 31-year-old Portuguese will take a break for now," says a statement from the club.

Coach Vincent Kompany had brought the left-back into the game for Dayot Upamecano at half-time to rest the Frenchman. But only fifteen minutes later, Guerreiro had to leave the field again.

At the press conference afterwards, Kompany said: "Rapha felt something in his ribs. He immediately went for an MRI, later we will know what he has. Hopefully, it's nothing serious." Now it's clear that the 31-year-old will be missing.

The loss hits Munich in a position that is already thinly staffed. Josip Stanisic, actually trained as a right-back, has mostly been used as a substitute for Alphonso Davies on the left side this season. Guerreiro was considered a valuable alternative, especially because he can set offensive accents thanks to his technique and game intelligence. Without him, Kompany must improvise again.

Several losses in FC Bayern's defense

With Hiroki Ito and Alphonso Davies, two more left-backs are working on their comeback after long injury breaks, but a return before November is considered unlikely. Until then, hopes rest on Stanisic, who has proven himself as a utility player in recent weeks. The Croatian national player can play on both wings as well as in the center of defense and is likely to continue to take over the position.

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For Guerreiro, the injury is a setback. FC Bayern hopes that he will be quickly available again after his recovery to bring additional stability and creativity from the left side. Until then, Kompany must organize his defense without the Portuguese.

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