Sadio Mané replaced injured: Bayern star now missing the World Cup?
Created: 11/10/2022, 10:00 am
By: Max Schaefer
Injury shock for Sadio Mané: The Senegalese injured himself in the Bundesliga game against Bremen.
He will probably miss the 2022 World Cup.
Munich – Sadio Mané's emotional roller coaster ride at Bayern continues – with a bitter setback.
After his injury in the 6-1 home win against Werder Bremen, the Senegalese will miss the World Cup in Qatar.
According to French sports magazine
L'Equipe
, Mané suffered a tendon injury.
There was initially no confirmation from FC Bayern.
Coach Julian Nagelsmann spoke of a "blow on the head of the shin" in the press conference after the game.
Sadio Mané will miss the 2022 World Cup – according to the report
Particularly bitter: Sadio Mané got in shape just in time for the World Cup.
At the tournament in Qatar, Africa's two-time footballer of the year is an important part of the Senegalese national team.
He has been contributing to the team's success for years: the Bayern star scored the decisive penalty in the last Africa Cup of Nations victory.
The team from Senegal also wants to aim high with Mané at the World Cup.
"We want to prove to the world that we are capable of reaching the semi-finals or the final or even winning the World Cup," Augustin Senghor, president of the Senegalese association, told
DW
.
In this project, the failure of the key player is extremely inconvenient.
Next setback for Mané at Bayern
For Sadio Mané, the World Cup is the next setback.
Highly praised after five goals in five games at the start of the season, the Senegalese came under criticism.
Didi Hamann called Mané a "foreign body" in the Bayern squad.
In Bayern's brief crisis in the Bundesliga, fans and experts missed former goalscorer Robert Lewandowski.
Due to his strong performances after his return to the left wing, Mané was able to give the critics an appropriate answer in the meantime.
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