Bayern Munich was not only eliminated from the Club World Cup after losing to Paris Saint-Germain, but also received equally bad news: the extremely serious injury to Jamal Musiala, who had to leave the field on a stretcher after a violent collision with Gianluigi Donnarumma.
According to the initial medical reports, the young German midfielder suffered a fracture of the fibula in his left leg, which will keep him off the field for four to five months. Everything happened when Musiala went after a deep pass from Michael Olise inside the box, while defender Willian Pacho tried to close him down. Donnarumma came out forcefully and ended up falling on the midfielder's leg, which bent in a shocking way.
The image provoked an immediate reaction on the field: Harry Kane called for urgent medical assistance and referee Anthony Taylor stopped the game. The cameras captured the severity of the injury, with the German's ankle in a completely unnatural position.
After the match, Bayern's goalkeeper and captain, Manuel Neuer, was very harsh in the mixed zone: "In my opinion, you shouldn't get into that situation. It's risky, you shouldn't have done it. He's willing to accept his opponent's injury".
