FC Bayern will have to do without captain Manuel Neuer for the time being . The goalkeeper suffered a torn muscle fiber in his right hamstring during Sunday's Bundesliga home game against 1. FSV Mainz 05. This was the result of an examination by FC Bayern's medical department. At nearly forty years old, Neuer has played almost every single game in the Bundesliga and Champions League this season.
Do you know what it means playing without the best player in the world two seasons ago? Our main player, when we won the Treble and playing 70 games. [Then] during one year and a half [years] without him. Do you know what we miss? I want him back now...here. He is suffering, he is struggling because he wants to come back, but I want to protect him. I want to be sure right now that we minimise the risk.
Monaco boss Sébastien Pocognoli has confirmed that Barcelona loanee Ansu Fati has suffered a hamstring injury and is out of his team's next game against Stade Brestois on Friday. Fati missed training on Wednesday due to the problem and Pocognoli offered an update an his pre-match press conference. "Ansu Fati suffered a hamstring injury on Tuesday at the end of training. We expect tests today. Bad news," he told reporters.
Real Madrid on Thursday confirmed midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni has a hamstring injury and club sources have told ESPN he will be out for three weeks. The France international had played the 90 minutes against Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the Premier League side closing out a 1-0 win. However, after being examined by Real Madrid's medical staff, the team said Tchouameni will need some time to recover.
Ousmane Dembélé was withdrawn from Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League match against Bayern Munich in the 25th minute on Tuesday. The France international had just scored a goal from close range and looked to be in discomfort on the field as the referee checked with the VAR to see if there had been offside in the buildup.
Eagles standout wide receiver A.J. Brown has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the New York Giants with a hamstring injury. Brown finished last week's game against the Minnesota Vikings and sealed the 28-22 win with a 45-yard reception from Jalen Hurts on a third-and-9 with 1:45 remaining. He caught four passes for a season-high 121 yards and two touchdowns. But he was sidelined from all three of the Eagles' practices this week.
Depending on the severity of the injury and the extent of the surgical procedure, Branthwaite could be sidelined for a number of months. Typically, athletes undergoing major surgery on that part of the body will spend up to six weeks with the aid of crutches, to limit the load-bearing effect on the recovering muscle tissue. Only then, are they able to make a return to more rigorous activity in a gradual, carefully-managed manner.
Tennessee Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the New England Patriots after suffering a left hamstring injury in the second quarter. The Titans' training staff took him into the blue medical tent, where he remained for a while before emerging and trying to run it off on the sideline. After two attempts to sprint, Simmons stood in front of a heater on the sideline before putting a baseball hat on and sitting on the bench
