Upamecano facing several weeks on the sidelines
Bayern Munich defender Dayot Upamecano is facing several weeks on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring injury during the 1-0 Bundesliga victory over Union Berlin.
The 25-year-old France international pulled up as he tracked a break by Union’s Benedict Hollerbach towards the end of the first half at Allianz Arena and although he managed to continue until the break after treatment, he was replaced by debutant Eric Dier before the restart.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel said: “It’s a torn fibre in the back of the thigh. It’s going to be weeks, not days.
“That’s really tough to take for Upa and for us. He’s been in top form in recent weeks.”
Upamecano was not the only Bayern player to emerge from a hard-fought victory with an injury.
Full-back Konrad Laimer was withdrawn with a knock four minutes from time, while midfielder Joshua Kimmich finished the game nursing a shoulder problem, and both will be assessed ahead of the trip to Augsburg.
