FC Bayern has to pay dearly for the win against Barcelona.
Lucas Hernandez has been injured for several weeks, and two other defensive stars have given the all-clear.
Update from September 14, 12:25 p.m .:
Lucas Hernandez will be missing from Bayern for several weeks.
The defender tore a muscle bundle in the left adductor area in the 2-0 win against Barcelona, as the German record champions announced.
This was the result of an examination by the medical department of FC Bayern.
Hernandez, who scored 1-0 against Barca, will be out for four to six weeks, according to
tz
information.
Instead, there are two other defenders with Dayot Upamecano and Benjamain Pavard.
The duo is expected to return to training in the next few days.
Nothing speaks against a mission on Saturday in Augsburg.
“I received a hit on the outside of my right thigh.
But I can train on Friday and play on Saturday," Pavard told
Bild
.
Upamecano on his left knee: "I took a hit but I'll be ready on Saturday."
FC Bayern: Lucas Hernandez is injured in the Champions League against Barcelona
First report from September 14, 8.20 a.m .:
Munich – FC Bayern celebrates an emotional 2-0 victory in the Champions League against FC Barcelona when Robert Lewandowski returns.
It took a bit of luck for the Pole not to give his ex-colleagues a goal.
Lewandowski missed several chances.
However, an outstanding defensive performance was also decisive.
Central defenders Lucas Hernandez and Dayot Upamecano in particular threw themselves into every ball and pushed themselves to the limit.
That had consequences: Both defensive stars were injured and could be injured, Benjamin Pavard had to be substituted early in the first half.
FC Bayern: Lucas Hernandez threatens to be out of action for a long time after the Barca Gala
"We offensive have to say thank you to our defence," said Leroy Sané after the game and explained the defense around goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and the "outstanding" central defender duo Dayot Upamecano and Lucas Hernández as the key to success against Barcelona.
After Hernandez's header after a corner, Sané made the decisive double strike perfect with his finely played 2-0.
Hernandez scored only his second goal in his 104th game for Bayern.
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Bayern defender Lucas Hernandez in a duel with Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski.
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But his defense was much more important.
The 76th minute was also characteristic of this, when Frenchman Lewandowski tipped the ball off his foot in a promising position and then celebrated his save with a clenched fist.
The central defenders "were great", coach Julian Nagelsmann later praised Hernández and his neighbor Upamecano.
In the final phase, Hernandez was unfortunate injured in a defensive action and had to be treated until the final whistle, Bayern had already exhausted their transfer quota.
FC Bayern: Several defensive stars hit - Pavard replaced "dazed".
Hernández "felt that something was torn in the adductor area," reported coach Julian Nagelsmann after the game.
“Lucas has now gone to do nuclear spins with Doc, we will know that then.
He already had a similar injury, so we'll have to see how difficult it is," said sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, who indicated a muscle injury.
Hernandez is threatened with a longer absence.
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Central defender colleague Upamecano left the dressing room with a bandaged left knee, and a compulsory break is unlikely.
And as the third French defender, Benjamin Pavard had to leave the field early after a collision.
The right-back was "a bit dazed," Nagelsmann explained.
Noussair Mazraoui, who put in a good performance, came in for Pavard (tz individual review).
FC Bayern continue in the Bundesliga in Augsburg on Saturday.
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