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USA Today
05-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jamal Musiala injury update: Bayern Munich star stretchered off vs. PSG
Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala suffered a seemingly major ankle injury during a FIFA Club World Cup quarterfinal between the German side and Paris Saint-Germain at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Musiala required significant treatment in the final seconds of the first half of Saturday's game after an awkward collision between him and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma caused what looked on replay like a potentially severe injury. BAYERN VS. PSG: Highlights from Club World Cup showdown Donnarumma, upon seeing the nature of the injury, was one of several players to look distraught on the field, with referee Anthony Taylor calling the first half to a close as team trainers attended to Musiala. Serge Gnabry was brought on to replace Musiala during the halftime break. The 22-year-old, a major player for Bayern and the German national team, is among the world's premier attacking midfielders, and the Bundesliga powerhouse does not have a straightforward option to replace him. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
The Irish Sun
15-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Bayern Munich 10 (TEN) Auckland City 0: Germans demolish team of forklift drivers and estate agents but Kane draws blank
BAYERN absolutely schooled a part-time Auckland team containing teachers and uni students - even though goals-master Harry Kane did not net. In embarrassing scenes for the competitiveness of this controversially-expanded Fifa tournament, Bundesliga champions Munich were six up by half-time. 3 Bayern stars celebrate their Club World Cup opener Credit: Reuters 3 Sacha Boey doubled the Bundesliga giants' advantage Credit: AP That was thanks to braces from strikes from Kane surely could not believe he had not got in on the action as he was subbed off just after the hour following a rare blank. But his replacement Jamal Musiala scored a hat-trick in the final 22 minutes before Muller made it TEN. The gap in class in Cincinnati was farcical as Bayern bulldozed a side containing estate agents, sales reps, barbers and a forklift-truck driver. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL New Zealand minnows Auckland qualified for the Club World Cup by being among the highest-ranked Oceanic sides in the last four years. But their amateur players had to use up annual leave in their day-jobs to take part in the tournament. While left-back Nathan Lobo, 22, will be sitting a university exam from his hotel room during the competition. It must have felt like a holiday for Bayern though as they dominated, netting their first through a Coman header on six minutes. Most read in Football BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK The France star then turned provider to tee up defender Sacha Boey who drilled home on 18 minutes, sparking a three-goal rush in as many minutes. On 20 minutes, Olise had his fifth goal in five games by slotting in a Muller cross after England captain Kane had miskicked the delivery in the middle. Bayern Munich leave in new kit for Club World Cup Sixty seconds later it was four when Coman held off two defenders to find the corner. Olise supplied the cross for Muller to make it five just before the break - and there was still time for the ex-Crystal Palace man to find the corner in style ahead of the interval. Kane was subbed off before he could add his name to the scorers' list. But his replacement Musiala curled home a stunning seventh, won and converted a penalty for number eight and then pounced on a goalie error to roll in a ninth for his treble. Veteran Muller notched for double figures late on for, unsurprisingly, the biggest win in this tournament's history . 3 Harry Kane somehow wasn't on the scoresheet Credit: AP
