Overview

• The 23-year-old was injured in the 20th minute of Bayern’s 5–1 win over 1. FC Köln after a midfield collision with Adriana Achcińska and left the pitch in tears with her knee bandaged.
• Germany must revise Nations League semifinal plans against France after her late recall, with head coach Christian Wück drafting Linda Dallmann as a replacement.
• It is a recurrence in the same knee first damaged on July 16, 2024, which already cost her the 2024 Olympics and Euro 2025; she had only recently returned, logging about eight matches and three goals.
• Bayern officials voiced support for the midfielder, with women’s football director Bianca Rech calling the setback incredibly hard and pledging full backing through recovery.
• The case intensifies scrutiny of severe knee injuries in elite women’s football, prompting renewed calls to address workload and prevention as FIFA funds research into potential hormonal and biomechanical factors.