Champions League: No Mats Hummels in Bayern Munich squad for clash against Real Madrid
Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels will miss the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid after injuring his ankle, the club confirmed on Sunday.
Hummels came on as a substitute in Bayern’s 4-1 Bundesliga victory over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday, but broke down in training on Sunday after getting a knock on his ankle.
“Mats Hummels has suffered an ankle joint distortion injury and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future,” read a statement on Bayern’s English-language Twitter feed (@FCBayernEN).
“Very sad about missing the next two games,” Hummels wrote on his @matshummels handle, confirming that he will sit out the visit of Real on Wednesday and the Bundesliga trip to Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.
.@matshummels has suffered an ankle joint distortion injury and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future.
Get well soon, Mats! pic.twitter.com/goekW9raym
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) April 9, 2017
Sehr traurig darüber mindestens die nächste Woche auszufallen…
Very sad about missing at least the next two games…
— Mats Hummels (@matshummels) April 9, 2017
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