Club World Cup: “A real shock”: Bavaria long without Magic Musiala

When FC Bayern reported the sad certainty of a long failure 21 hours after the terrible injury to Jamal Musiala, the soccer player was already on the return flight from Orlando to Munich.

There the 22-year-old would be “operated promptly” after the Bayern doctors in the United States had found after 0: 2 (0: 0) against Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the club World Cup in investigations that Musiala “suffered a fracture of the calves” as part of an ankle luxation. The other Bayern-Tross also left the United States.

Eberl: “A real shock”

“This serious injury and the long failure are a real shock for Jamal and all of us. That hits FC Bayern,” said sports director Max Eberl: “Everyone knows how immensely Jamal is for our game and what a central role for our team.”

In addition, “the human scope would come,” said Eberl: “Jamal just came out of an injury and will now be missing again for a long time. He gets everything he needs from us.” The national team also affects the injury: national coach Julian Nagelsmann has to successfully manage the six qualification games from September to November without a Musiala.

Vincent Kompany had been exchanged internally in Atlanta in Atlanta to be able to express his deep pain about the bad sports accident of Magic Musiala. “What brings my blood to cook is not the result. But the fact that it happened to someone who enjoys the game so much and is so important for us,” said the coach translated into German. Company’s voice floated.

The emotional deep blow of the Musiala drama overlaid everything else. He also accompanies the Munich professionals on the upcoming three -week vacation. The multi-million dollar World Cup final week in New York takes place without it. Also Thomas Müller’s Bavaria’s part after the 756th competitive game was no longer the big topic on a weekend on which Bayern, as in the Champions League against Inter Milan, also failed in the controversial XXL tournament of the World Association this summer in the quarter-finals.

New and Eberl attack Donnarumma

Eberl believed his own team at “eye level” with the currently probably the best on the globe. But PSG scored two goals through Desiré Doué (78th minute) and Ousmane Dembélé (90.+6). The latter even when Bayern acted after two red cards for William Pacho (81st) and Lucas Hernández (90.+2) with eleven against nine. And rather headless.

All of this faded in the worries about Musiala and its badly twisted left foot, on which the 1.96 meter tall PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma crashed with full force at the end of the first half. It was a scene that was difficult to look at. And the violent emotions also escaped to Donnarumma immediately after the game. Neuer called the action of the goalkeeper colleague “already with risk.

He even had to ask Donnarumma on the pitch to go to the Musiala, which was carried away later. “The Jamal lies there, it has a serious injury. It just belongs out of respect, going to go, wishing all the best and leaving a little sorry,” the otherwise prudent new one angry. Understandable somewhere: A broken lower leg after the 2022 World Cup almost ended great career.

Breaked the fabric, ligament tears, operation

Donnarumma (26), of course, had worked deeply after the campaign. He rubbed his eyes. After the game, he reacted with a message via Instagram: “All my prayers and good wishes are with you, Jamal Musiala.”

First of all, the 22-year-old Musiala will need doctors and a long rehab after the operation. Sports director Eberl was also “touched”. Even if he didn’t want to reproach Donnarumma, he said it in the stadium. “When I jump on my lower leg with 100 kilos and a sprint, there is a great risk that something will happen,” said Eberl. But intentions, he emphasized, was certainly “zero zero” in the game at the PSG goalkeeper.

Müller annoying “tasteless discussions”

What’s next? The misfortune of Musiala, which had only returned to the tournament from a longer injury break, changes a lot at FCB. The future continues without the veteran Thomas Müller. The 35-year-old takes off the Bayern jersey without a happy ending. Couldn’t he remain as a bridging aid after Musiala’s long failure?

In such a “tasteless discussions”, Müller rejected Bruschen at the moment of anxiety around Musiala. “Just because you can get some mind games on the table now, it has nothing to do with reality.”

What are the Bayern realities after this club World Cup? Müller must go. Leroy Sané went free of charge. And Musiala fails for a long time. The pressure on action on the offensive increases, the transfer goal Nick Woltemade is getting hotter. The 23-year-old shooting star from the DFB Cup winner VfB Stuttgart is dangerous-and could fill out the vacant ten position.

Hoeneß: Woltemade fits well

“I think it is a very, very good player who would suit us,” said honorary president Uli Hoeneß (73) just a few hours before the Musiala fright. “And I would very much welcome it if it works this year. And if not, then next year.” Immediately now would be better.

Company gives three weeks of vacation

In any case, Bayern have to do something if they don’t want to congratulate teams like Paris internationally. “We will reward ourselves – at some point,” said Neuer defiantly. The 39-year-old even explained the visually led duel with PSG “as a model” and announced: “We want to attack again in Europe! We also want to be back in the Bundesliga and in the DFB Cup!”

First of all, however, it’s on vacation. Company grants his professionals free until the end of July. “It is no less. It is important that the boys can also switch off mentally,” he said. Without much preparation, the first small title will be on August 16 in the Supercup. And that in Stuttgart, against VfB – and against Nick Woltemade?