Jamal Musiala is not available for the restart of the German national soccer team – when he can play again at Bayern is open. The Munich midfield star had to leave the DFB selection because of a torn muscle fiber in his left thigh.
Almost two weeks before the Bundesliga bang of the German soccer record champions against leaders Borussia Dortmund, this failure also occupies the club, which a failure against BVB would hit hard.
Musiala was initially rested the night before in FC Bayern’s 2-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen and was only substituted on in the second half. The Munich team lost the lead in the table as a result of the defeat. After the international break on April 1st, they meet current leaders Borussia Dortmund at home. The German Football Association and FC Bayern did not say on Monday how long Musiala would be out. “We wish him to be fit as soon as possible,” said national coach Hansi Flick.
No replacement in the DFB team
National coach Hansi Flick will not make a subsequent nomination for the 20-year-old. “We all hoped Jamal would be fit because he has unique qualities,” said Flick on Monday. He still has to do without his new planned offensive team of Musiala and Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz.
Neither the DFB nor FC Bayern predicted a downtime. His appearance against Dortmund on April 1 is at least questionable, followed by trend-setting tasks in the DFB Cup against SC Freiburg and in the Champions League against Manchester City. According to Sport1, the offensive player should be available again at least against the star ensemble of coach Pep Guardiola. The first leg will take place in Manchester on April 11, with the return eight days later in Munich.
There are six newcomers in Flick’s squad for the first test international matches after the World Cup debacle against Peru on Saturday in Mainz and three days later in Cologne against Belgium. Mergim Berisha, Kevin Schade, Marius Wolf, Josha Vagnoman and Felix Nmecha are in the A squad for the first time, as is Malick Thiaw, who was brought up from the U21s. “We are curious about what we will see,” said Flick. Wirtz, Emre Can, Bernd Leno are returning after long breaks, Timo Werner is back after suffering a ligament injury shortly before the World Cup.
