Overview

• FC Bayern confirmed the 20-year-old midfielder will miss Friday’s Bundesliga opener against RB Leipzig after an appendectomy.
• The club described the operation as short-notice and said he is out until further notice.
• German outlet Bild characterized the surgery as an emergency, a detail Bayern did not specify.
• Vincent Kompany had indicated earlier the same day that players involved in the Stuttgart match were expected to be available.
• Bischof joined from Hoffenheim this summer and featured late in the Supercup win, and Aleksandar Pavlovic has resumed training with a protective face mask.