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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sid Lowe at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium

‘That’s reckless’: Neuer points finger at Donnarumma after Musiala injury

Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain players react after Jamal Musiala’s injury.
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain players react after Jamal Musiala’s injury. Photograph: Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images

Bayern Munich’s coach, Vincent Kompany, said that he felt his blood boil after seeing Jamal Musiala taken off on a stretcher during Bayern Munich’s 2-0 defeat to Paris St-Germain in the quarter-final of the Club World Cup. Musiala’s left ankle appeared to be dislocated following a challenge from Gianluigi Donnarumma just before half-time in Atlanta, with players from both teams covering their faces and looking away, clearly affected by what they had seen.

The Bayern Munich coach called the injury an “accident,” but the goalkeeper Manuel Neuer criticised Donnarumma’s challenge and the club’s sporting director, Max Eberl, said that the PSG goalkeeper had not taken sufficient care.

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