Overview

• Club medical checks confirmed a muscle-fiber tear in Simon’s left thigh, ruling the 32-year-old out for several weeks.
• Simon was hurt during a sprint in the 40th minute of the Champions League opener in Barcelona and was substituted after brief treatment.
• Bayern are already without defender Vanessa Gilles due to a lower-leg muscle injury and striker Jovana Damnjanovic with a calf muscle-fiber tear, both expected to miss weeks.
• Co-captain Sarah Zadrazil faces a lengthy layoff with a torn ACL, further reducing options across the squad.
• The team travels to VfL Wolfsburg for a top-of-the-table league fixture on Saturday, with the match scheduled to air on DAZN and MagentaSport.