Jamal Musiala Suffers Serious Injury In Bayern Munich Defeat To PSG

SportsMoneyJamal Musiala Suffers Serious Injury In Bayern Munich Defeat To PSGByManuel Veth, Contributor

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More Donnarumma at the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal. (Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bayern Munich has exited the FIFA World Cup after a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the quarterfinals

Déisré Doué (79’) and Ousmane Dembélé (90+5’) were the scorers for the Parisians

But Bayern didn’t just lose the game, but also superstar Jamal Musiala

The Bayern Munich playmaker exited the game after a horrendous foul by PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma at the edge of the box

Referee Anthony Taylor, perhaps shocked by the severity of the injury, didn’t opt to review the incident and instead sent both teams to the dressing room. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t look good,” Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund said when asked by DAZN the Musiala injury

Everyone seeing the replay of the incident could have gathered that much

The ankle looked weirdly bent out of shape as the 22-year-old went to the ground. "It was a bad injury,” PSG defender Nuno Mendes said in the mixed zone after the game. “We feel very sorry for him

He's one of the best players, and we hope he comes back stronger. " Indeed, PSG released a statement on social media wishing Musiala a speedy recovery

It remains a mystery why Taylor wouldn’t look at the tackle again

Donnarumma went through Musiala to get to the ball

The English referee would send off PSG players Willian Pacho (81’) after a horrendous foul on Leon Goretzka and then Lucas Hernandez (90’) after he elbowed Raphaël Guerreiro in the face

MORE FOR YOU Then, after Dembélé scored the second goal of the match, Taylor did opt to head to the monitor

Thomas Müller, who has now played his last game for Bayern, went down in the box

But a replay highlighted that it wasn’t a foul

It was the right decision by the referee team

Thomas Müller waves goodbye to the Bayern Munich fans

The playmaker has now officially played his

More last game for the Rekordmeister. (Photo by Justin Setterfield - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)FIFA via Getty Images Still, Taylor will have to answer the uncomfortable question of why he didn’t review the foul on Musiala

It is a tackle that very well might cost Musiala the season and put further pressure on Bayern signing another forward this summer

Indeed, it will be interesting to see how Bayern will respond to the injury to their best player

Bayern has agreed personal terms with forward Nick Woltemade, but has yet to open talks with VfB Stuttgart

Expect those talks to be expedited now, as Bayern will be in a hurry to finalize a deal

In the short term, that won’t help Bayern, as they now exit the FIFA World Cup

It is essential to note that FIFA World Cup funds are not immediately available for spending on the transfer market

Still, it is significant money to miss out on, as Bayern's director of sport, Max Eberl, is attempting to reshape the roster

In fact, the PSG game highlighted that Bayern is still among the very elite in Europe

However, without Musiala, it will be challenging to sustain the level required to compete with the s of PSG for an entire season

What are the takeaways from the tournament, then

Bayern has a good squad when everyone is fit

But the Rekordmeister doesn’t quite have the same depth as a PSG or Real Madrid

Even domestically, Bayer Leverkusen and Dortmund threaten to close the gap

Therefore, the World Cup might be over, but the transfer season has now truly begun for Eberl and Freund

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