Musiala: 'No one to blame' for leg-break at CWC

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala said nary 1 was to blasted for the horrific leg-break helium suffered successful their Club World Cup quarterfinal against Paris Saint-Germain, adding connected Wednesday that "situations similar this happen."

The 22-year-old sustained a fibula fracture with a breached and dislocated ankle pursuing a collision with PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma astatine the extremity of the archetypal half.

The Germany international, who was taken disconnected connected a stretcher, flew backmost from Atlanta to Munich wherever helium had country and is expected to beryllium sidelined for a fewer months and miss the commencement of the caller season.

Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer criticized his PSG counterpart Donnarumma, saying that successful going successful for the challenge, "he's consenting to judge the hazard of injuring his opponent."

Bayern committee subordinate for athletics Max Eberl besides criticized Donnarumma, saying determination was a "big information thing tin happen" with the goalkeeper jumping successful to unafraid the shot and that the enactment was "not without risk."

Musiala, though, refused to laic blasted astatine the Italy international.

"The country went truly well, I'm successful bully attraction and I wanted to accidental there's nary 1 to blasted for this," Musiala said successful an Instagram post.

"I deliberation situations similar this hap and present I'm conscionable going to usage the adjacent play of clip to physique up my spot and positivity again."

Donnarumma looked visibly shaken pursuing the wounded and aboriginal posted a connection for Musiala that read: "All my prayers and good wishes are with you."

PSG went onto triumph the crippled 2-0 to unafraid a semifinal against Real Madrid connected Wednesday.

But the wounded to Musiala is simply a stroke to Bayern heading into adjacent season.

"This superior wounded and the lengthy lay-off are a existent daze for Jamal and america all," Eberl said successful a statement.

"Jamal has conscionable travel backmost from an wounded and volition present beryllium retired for different agelong period. He'll get everything helium needs from us. We'll enactment him intensively, beryllium by his broadside and already look guardant to erstwhile he's backmost connected the pitch."

Musiala finished the play with 21 goals and 8 assists successful each competitions arsenic Bayern won the Bundesliga title.

The 22-year-old is simply a rising star, earning Player of the Year for Germany's nationalist squad successful 2024. He was besides runner-up successful 2023 for the Golden Boy award, which is awarded to Europe's brightest under-21 talent.

Musiala debuted for Bayern Munich successful 2020 erstwhile helium was 17, becoming the team's youngest-ever subordinate astatine the clip of his debut. In 2022, helium became the archetypal teen to look for Germany astatine a World Cup since 1958.

Information from Reuters and The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.