Bayern Munich ahead Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting will miss Saturday’s league recreation towards Freiburg with a knee downside and is a doubt for the Champions League quarterfinal first leg towards Manchester Metropolis subsequent week, coach Thomas Tuchel mentioned on Friday.
Tuchel mentioned the 34-year-old Cameroon striker wouldn’t journey to Freiburg and would bear remedy. “The time is tight” for him to get better forward of the match at Metropolis on Tuesday, the coach added.
Choupo-Moting was finest generally known as a backup for Robert Lewandowski till this season however has come into his personal because the Poland ahead left for Barcelona in July.
He has 17 targets in 28 video games for Bayern this season and 4 in six within the Champions League, together with one towards Paris Saint-Germain within the spherical of 16.
He went off after 64 minutes of the 2-1 loss to Freiburg within the German Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Serge Gnabry, Sadio Mané and Thomas Müller are candidates to exchange Choupo-Moting forward of Tuchel’s first European recreation since he changed Julian Nagelsmann final month.
Additionally out towards Freiburg is 17-year-old ahead Mathys Tel, who has performed 21 occasions for Bayern this season, largely off the bench. Defender Dayot Upamecano misses the sport by means of suspension after selecting up too many yellow playing cards. Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and defender Lucas Hernandez stay longer-term damage absentees.