Alphonso Davies injury: Bayern Munich and Canada star out for the season with torn ACL in right knee

Bayern Munich has announced on Wednesday announced winger Alphonso Davies was diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee after returning from international service with Canada, while the French defender Dayot Upamecano is also diagnosed loose bodies in his left knee and the club has been published, the club has.

Davies will undergo surgery and will miss the rest of the current season 2024-25, where Bayern Munich Inter in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League to meet with the first stage on 8 April (as always, you can meet all the action Paramount+ And extra coverage on CBS Sports Golazo Network). Upamecano will also miss the quarter -finals of the Champions League, but he is expected to be back before the end of the current spell, because Davies will be available again next season. This double injury is a big blow to the German giants, because the side coached by Vincent Kompany is currently leading the Bundesliga table with a six-point margin on Bayer Leverkusen.

Alphonso Davies started both semi -final and in third place of the Concacaf Nations League Against Mexico and the national team of the United States, but was forced to leave the field after 12 minutes against the USMNT of Mauricio Pochettino due to a knee injury. The leader of the Canadian national team was replaced by Niko Sigur, who continued to play instead of the Bayern Munich star as lected in the 2-1 victory of Canada.

Early reports suggested that Davies’ injury was not too serious, as confirmed by Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO of Bayern Munich, who previously said that Davies had received the “completely clear” and had not sustained a major injury. Unfortunately, the further medical examinations that the players underwent showed the opposite, and the Canadian winger is now expected to miss at least six months of action.