Overview
- Bayern said Saturday the forward tore the adductor in his right thigh and will be out for an extended period.
- Manager Vincent Kompany said the injury happened during penalty practice in training before the Stuttgart match.
- The club gave no return date, and outlets including Sky and Bild report a roughly two to three month layoff that would end his season and threaten his World Cup call-up.
- Sport chief Max Eberl told reporters he probably will not play again this season and warned it might have been his last chance to reach a World Cup at this stage of his career.
- Bayern plan to lean on Jamal Musiala in the central attacking role as they prepare for the German Cup semifinal at Bayer Leverkusen and the Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain.