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It was a horrendous moment.\u00a0Bayern Munich<\/a> not only exited the\u00a0FIFA Club World Cup<\/a> after a 2-0<\/a> defeat to\u00a0Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> in the quarterfinals but also lost playmaker\u00a0Jamal Musiala<\/a> to a serious injury.\u00a0D\u00e9isr\u00e9 Dou\u00e9<\/a> (79\u2019) and\u00a0Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a> (90+5\u2019) were the scorers for the Parisians at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Bayern Munich playmaker exited the game after a foul by PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma at the edge of the box. Referee Anthony Taylor<\/a>, perhaps shocked by the severity of the injury, didn\u2019t opt to review the incident and instead sent both teams to the dressing room.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately, it doesn\u2019t look good,\u201d Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund said when asked by DAZN about the Musiala injury at halftime. That seemed to be obvious. The ankle looked weirdly bent out of shape as the 22-year-old went to the ground. Not surprisingly, Bayern officials were angered by the incident. “When I jump onto Musiala’s lower leg while sprinting, weighing 100 kg, there’s a high risk of something happening,\u201d Bayern director of sport Max Eberl said when asked about the incident. \u201cI don’t think he did it intentionally, but he also wasn’t being considerate.\u201d<\/p>\n How bad is the injury? \u201cIt was emotional,\u201d Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany said. \u201cOf course, it didn’t look good. I hope it’s not too bad, but it didn’t look good. I hope he’ll have the best possible recovery. Then Kompany, who usually tries to remain calm at press conferences, raised his voice. \u201cMy blood is still boiling right now, not because of the result, that’s football,\u201d Kompany said. \u201cBut because it happened to someone who enjoys the game so much.\u201d The Rekordmeister didn\u2019t want to confirm initial reports<\/a> out of Atlanta that Musiala had broken his fibula.<\/p>\n Jamal Musiala injured \u2013 Where do Bayern Munich go from here?<\/p>\n It was certainly another frustrating moment for Bayern head coach Kompany. The 39-year-old saw key injuries to Dayot Upamecano, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, and Musiala derail his Champions League campaign last season. Now, before the 2025\/26 season has even fully kicked off, he will be once again without a key player. \u201cI’m not someone who complains about that,\u201d Kompany said when asked about the injuries. \u201cIt’s a fact, and it happened, but our fight is to make sure before the season that it doesn’t happen. We need to stay calm and objective. To be honest, you also need luck. We couldn’t do anything about Musiala’s injury today. You can always have everything under control. It’s a pity.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One thing that Bayern now have under control is how they will react on the transfer market. Bayern have struggled to sign a new left-back. Bayern lost out on\u00a0Florian Wirtz<\/a> earlier this summer. Then,\u00a0 Nico Williams<\/a> signed a new contract at Athletic Bilbao this week.\u00a0Jamie Gittens<\/a> opted to join Chelsea instead. Other targets like\u00a0Rafael Le\u00e3o<\/a> never seemed realistic in the first place. One player who wants to join is\u00a0VfB Stuttgart<\/a> star Nick Woltemade<\/a>. Bayern have already agreed on personal terms with the 23-year-old German national team player. Woltemade was the star at the U21 European Championships, scoring five goals and three assists in five games, leading Germany to the final, where they lost to England (3-2 a.e.t.<\/a>). But Bayern are yet to start negotiations with Stuttgart over a potential deal. Those negotiations could be complex as Stuttgart weren\u2019t pleased about the fact that Bayern reached an agreement with the player behind their backs<\/a>.<\/p>\n