STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich left-back Raphael Guerreiro was injured early in the team’s 3-1 Bundesliga loss to Stuttgart on Saturday, a blow to the Bayern striker as he plays in his Champions League final semifinal against Real Madrid.
The Portuguese foreigner pulled off in the 17th minute after stretching too far towards the ball. It looked like a muscle injury.
“Rapha is not feeling well at all. He moves around on crutches,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said. “He’s cursed. He’s missing the second leg, bitter, bitter, bitter for us.
Tuchel has made six changes to the XI that drew 2-2 with Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, with Guerreiro in the starting XI. The player made an impression after taking a gamble at half-time in the first half. leg on Tuesday.
Alphonso Davies, Aleksander Pavlovic, Serge Gnabry, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Mathys Tel also in Noussair Mazraoui position, Konrad Laimer, Leon Goretzka, Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané (all substitutes) as well as Jamal Musiala (out of the team).
Tuchel dropped Eric Dier at half-time as a precaution after the defender collided with Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy in the first half. Dier had continued to play with a bandage over his head.
Tuchel said Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt took part in individual education on Saturday and is expected to sign up for team education on Sunday.
Bayern visit Madrid on Wednesday. The winner of the two-legged semifinal will face either Borussia Dortmund or Paris Saint-Germain in the final in London on June 1.
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