Leroy Sané played well once again on Wednesday evening. But his injury is becoming increasingly serious. This was also visible against Arsenal FC.
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After their 1-0 win over Arsenal FC, FC Bayern are back in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in four years. The quarter-final second leg in the Allianz Arena was really hard work - especially for Leroy Sané.
The super dribbler has been suffering from pubic bone inflammation for weeks, which is why he can hardly train and was given a fit for the Arsenal game. Christoph Freund therefore raised the alarm after the game.
Leroy Sané has been pushing the limits at FC Bayern for weeks
“Absolutely borderline! The medical department did everything, Leroy gritted his teeth and delivered a great performance" (
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grade 3), said the Bayern sports director about Sané's state of health after the game on Wednesday evening: "He hasn't actually been able to train for a few weeks, But then it somehow comes back in games like this…”
Sané also used a half-time trick again against the Gunners. Instead of going to the dressing room with the entire team to rest, the 28-year-old stayed on the pitch and played diagonal balls with fitness pope Holger Broich. And that at temperatures around freezing point. Sané had already resorted to this action against Darmstadt in mid-March.
That's why Leroy Sané wasn't in the dressing room at half-time against Arsenal
At the time, coach Thomas Tuchel said: “That’s how he stayed warm! He's playing with all his aches and pains. You get the feeling that it's more pleasant for him if he stays outside and keeps doing something, that he doesn't have to restart more or less after the quarter hour. That was the reason. He asked me to let him go out after the short speech!” That was also the reason against Arsenal.
Striking: Even with the smallest interruptions, Sané remained at the right temperature on Wednesday evening. When Arsenal left-back Takehiro Tomiyasu lost his contact lens in the second half and the game was interrupted for a little longer, Sané was repeatedly seen doing short sprints.
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It was definitely worth it. A little later, Sané initiated Joshua Kimmich's decisive goal. Raphaël Guerreiro picked up his cross and fed the rushing Kimmich, who scored the golden goal with a header.
At the end of the game, Sané's pain was apparently too great. As early as the 80th minute he indicated to the dugout that he wanted to be substituted. But it wasn't until the 89th minute that Dayot Upamecano came into the game to save the narrow lead over time.
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Leroy Sané: What will happen next in the next few weeks?
Now Sané can first recover. A regenerative session was on the program on Thursday, and Sané may also be rested at Union Berlin at the weekend.
The focus now turns to April 30th, when FC Bayern face Real Madrid in the semi-final first leg at the Allianz Arena. Leroy Sané would probably want to play there – under any circumstances.
(smk)
Florian Schimak reports from the Allianz Arena