Bayern Munich’s left-back Alphonso Davies suffered a knee injury as the Canadian twisted his knee in a 3-1 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.
Bayern recorded a comfortable win courtesy of goals from Aleksandar Pavlovic, Harry Kane and Matthijs de Ligt to continue to put pressure on Bayer Leverkusen in their Bundesliga title pursuit.
Davies was substituted in the 85th match of the match as he walked off the pitch after an examination by the team’s medical staff.
“He’s twisted his knee and needs to be examined,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said. “I would have no words for it if this happens again as Phonzie is getting back to his form.”
Bayern then confirmed after the match the Canadian suffered a strain in his left knee which will keep him out for a considerable time.
“Alphonso Davies suffered a ligament strain in his left knee during Bayern’s 3-1 Bundesliga win at home to Borussia Monchengladbach. This was the result of an examination conducted by the club’s medical department following the match. The left-back will therefore face a spell on the sidelines,” the club confirmed in a brief press release.
Davies participated in his 27th game of the season for Bayern in all competitions and secured his first goal of the season in last week’s 3-2 victory over Augsburg. His time at the Bavarian has been consistently disrupted by injuries and illness.
Tuchel mentioned that Bayern is optimistic about having the injured defender Dayot Upamecano and midfielder Joshua Kimmich back in action for next week’s match against league leaders Leverkusen.
Neither player has participated since sustaining injuries in Bayern’s 1-0 win over Union Berlin on January 24. Upamecano suffered a thigh muscle injury in that game, while Kimmich injured his shoulder.
“We’ll definitely try with Upa and Josh. That will be decided in the middle of the week,” Tuchel stated.
Upamecano’s injury has resulted in more playing time for new loan signing Eric Dier, who has featured in three matches since joining from Tottenham. The 19-year-old Aleksandar Pavlovic has been brought into midfield in place of Kimmich and scored in his last two games.
