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Alphonso Davies Forced Off Early in Canada Match

Bayern have asked him to return to Munich for scans to determine whether the problem is a recurrent muscle injury

Overview

  • Davies was substituted after about five to six minutes of Canada’s CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final first leg against Guatemala on Saturday, leaving the game with a lower-body problem.
  • Canada assistant coach Mauro Biello said the full extent will be known only after medical examination and that the team will wait for scan results before setting a timetable.
  • Multiple reports say Bayern expect Davies to fly back to Munich for exhaustive tests and that the club fears this could be another muscle injury rather than an isolated knock.
  • The concern is heightened by Davies’ history: he tore a cruciate ligament and meniscus in March 2025 and has suffered repeated muscle problems since then, which shaped strong reactions from both Bayern and Canadian media.
  • Bayern are already short several key players, including Ismael Saibari and Serge Gnabry, so Davies’ potential absence would deepen selection pressure and make the pending scan results the key near-term development to watch.