Overview
- FC Bayern announced on Thursday that an MRI by the club medical team found a small muscle-bundle tear in Díaz’s left hamstring and that he is “vorerst” unavailable for selection.
- Díaz had been substituted on in the 68th minute against Arsenal and was forced off again around the 90th minute after feeling the problem, having reported muscular complaints after the 6:1 win over RB Leipzig and not training fully before the match.
- German media report a likely multi-week absence of at least around four weeks and possibly up to six weeks, a span that would rule him out of upcoming fixtures such as SC Freiburg, the DFB-Pokal tie with 1. FC Magdeburg, Borussia Dortmund, Atlético Madrid and Mainz.
- The club gave no exact return date and said recovery will depend on healing and rehabilitation, a timeline that also makes Díaz’s participation in the next Colombia call-up unlikely.
- The injury highlights risks of a congested schedule at Bayern, removes a form player from Vincent Kompany’s options, and echoes past Bayern muscular problems that have kept players out for several weeks, forcing tactical and rotation adjustments for teammates and staff.