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Bayern Munich suspends Mane one game after Sane altercation

The Senegal international reportedly punched his teammate after a loss to Manchester City

Bayern Munich has announced that Sadio Mané has been suspended one game and fined for what it said was “his misconduct after Bayern’s Champions League match at Manchester City.”

That “misconduct” was widely reported to entail punching his teammate Leroy Sané in the face.

“Sadio Mané, 31, will not be included in the FC Bayern squad for this Saturday’s home match against 1899 Hoffenheim. This is due to his misconduct after Bayern’s Champions League match at Manchester City. Mané will also be given a fine,” a club statement said.

The disagreement between Mané and Sané began late in Bayern’s 3-0 quarterfinal first-leg defeat, when the former ran into space instead of checking to the ball like the latter wanted.

An on-pitch argument escalated after the game in the dressing room. Multiple reports stated that the Senegal star punched the Germany international, with the pair having to be separated by teammates.

Bayern will go into this weekend’s game against Hoffenheim holding a two-point lead atop the Bundesliga table over Borussia Dortmund. The Bavarian side will then return to Champions League action at home on Wednesday as they aim to overturn a three-goal deficit against Pep Guardiola’s side.

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Leroy Sane hid his lip upon return to Munich (because Sadio Mane punched it)

Things are not going great at Bayern!

Bayern Munich’s rough Champions League night at Man City on Tuesday didn’t end when the final whistle blew.

Instead, things only got worse when, according to multiple reports, Sadio Mané punched his teammate Leroy Sané in the face, leaving him with a bloody lip.

According to Bild, the disagreement began late in Bayern’s 3-0 quarterfinal first-leg defeat, when Mané ran into space instead of checking short for a pass from Sané.

This led to a disagreement that was visible on the pitch, but the argument escalated post-game in the dressing room to the point that Mané punched Sané, with the pair having to be separated by teammates.

Bayern has yet to publicly comment on the incident.

On Wednesday, all eyes were on Bayern’s players as they arrived back at the airport in Munich.

Sky said that Mané was picked up privately while Sané took the team bus.

Before he got on the bus, Sané appeared to be hiding his lower lip as he aimed to deprive clamoring photographers of visual evidence of the bust-up between him and the Senegal international.

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Senegal star Sadio Mane ruled out of World Cup with leg injury

It’s a huge blow for the African champions

Senegal star Sadio Mané has been ruled out for the World Cup with a fibula injury.

Mané suffered the injury in a game with Bayern Munich on November 8 and though he was subsequently named to Senegal’s World Cup squad, a federation official said earlier this week the 30-year-old would miss the “first games” of the tournament.

On Thursday, Senegal team doctor Manuel Afonso confirmed at a press conference that Mané was not responding well to treatment and the forward would be forced to undergo surgery.

“Sadly, today’s MRI has shown that the evolution is not as favorable as we’d imagined, and so we’ve resolved, sadly, to declare that Mané is out for this World Cup, and a surgical intervention will be scheduled very shortly,” Afonso said at a press conference.

Bayern announced later that Mané had undergone surgery in Innsbruck, Austria.

Mané was instrumental in leading Senegal to the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year and hopes were high that he could help his country to a deep run at this World Cup.

Though Senegal still has a strong squad including England-based stars Édouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gueye, and Ismaïla Sarr, the absence of Mané will be a major blow to the team’s chances.

Senegal has been drawn in Group A with Ecuador, the Netherlands and Qatar, and should still have a strong chance to get out of the group even without its superstar.

But losing a player who just finished second in the Ballon d’Or voting will always be difficult to overcome. Mané’s absence will be a blow not only to Senegal, but to the World Cup itself.

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Sadio Mane will miss Senegal’s ‘first games’ of the World Cup with injury

The African champions may have to make do without their superstar in Qatar

It’s not sounding great for Senegal star Sadio Mané’s chances of playing at the World Cup.

Mané was forced out of Bayern Munich’s game against Werder Bremen last week with a fibula injury, putting his status for the World Cup in doubt.

On Tuesday, Senegal federation board member Abdoulaye Sow offered an update on Mané. It wasn’t positive.

“We will have to rely on playing the first games without Sadio and win without Sadio because we have 25 players apart from Sadio,” Sow said in quotes published by the AP. “No one would have wanted it, but that’s what’s happened to us.”

That’s “games,” as in plural. Senegal, of course, will only play three group games and without Mané, its chances of advancement and a fourth game will diminish.

However, even without Mané, Senegal should still be a force. The African champions feature Chelsea duo Édouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly, Everton’s Idrissa Gueye, and Watford star Ismaïla Sarr, among a host of other European-based players.

Senegal will play Qatar on Sunday in the World Cup opener, before also facing the Netherlands and Ecuador in Group A.

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Nagelsmann, Davies looking forward to ‘new Bayern Munich’ after Lewandowski’s departure

Without Lewandowski, Nagelsmann has plans to play two up top

Bayern Munich took the field on a sweltering day in Washington, DC, training and signing autographs at Audi Field Tuesday evening ahead of a Wednesday friendly against D.C. United.

New addition Sadio Mané was well-received, and fans serenaded Thomas Müller, but the major topic of the day was someone nowhere near the District. In the stands, Robert Lewandowski jerseys were arguably the most popular kit choice, and in a press conference just before the session, head coach Julian Nagelsmann and Canada star Alphonso Davies were both asked about the towering striker, who only just departed for Barcelona.

Nagelsmann brought Lewandowski up himself in discussing one of Bayern’s new recruits, defender Matthijs de Ligt (who, despite having just flown in to join the team, could possibly play Wednesday).

“We have to compensate that we miss probably 40 goals next season,” Nagelsmann told a packed media room. “We have a lot of players who can score goals, but we also need defending players who can score goals and Matthijs also has the capability to do to this.”

“It’s devastating, him leaving the club. He was a big, big part of this team,” added Davies. “It’s tough to see him go, but we understand his decision and we have to address it and play without him now. So I’m sure we have quality on the pitch, we’re able to do it as well.”

Nagelsmann openly indicated that a leading possibility for Bayern’s adjustment without Lewandowski is to play with two forwards rather than a three-man front line with a lone center forward.

“One of the solutions to compensate the 40 goals, we have the idea sometimes to play with two strikers,” said Nagelsmann, who expressed a desire to have more of a set formation after admitting he changed the team from that angle too often in 2021-22. “This season, probably will be solution to play with two forwards.”

Nagelsmann, who said he was particularly pleased with how Bayern played out of a 3-5-2 formation last season, and Davies both highlighted the fact that it’s not just about formation, but what kind of service Bayern’s forwards get.

“I think we have a lot of players who could play forward and think it’s not that easy to defend it. They can move quickly behind, between the defense lines of the opponents, between the midfield and defense lines,” explained the second-year Bayern boss. “It’s not that easy to get man-on-man coverage against our forwards. So I think our movement will be very dangerous for the opponent’s goal.”

“Whoever plays up there, whether it’s Sadio or whoever it is, we try to feed them the ball,” said Davies. “Sadio, he’s not as big as Lewandowski, but he has the strength to hold up the ball, make plays. He’s definitely quicker than Lewy, so balls in behind, I think that’s a little bit new for for the wingers.”

Nagelsmann had a positive spin on losing Lewandowski, which centered on the fact that teams knew where Bayern was going to go in the attacking third, and that his team can be a bit less predictable this year.

“When play against Bayern Munich, you know that you try to solve the situation with Lewy, and when you get a good man-on-man coverage against Lewy, it was a bit easier to play against Bayern Munich. Now, it’s not that easy to find the best solution—when I talk about the opponents—to defend us,” said Nagelsmann.

“We’ll have a good solution for the future… I look forward to see the new Bayern Munich, after Lewy.”

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Sadio Mané departs Liverpool for Bayern Munich

Mané’s trading one red kit for another

Sadio Mané’s move to Bayern Munich is officially done, with the Senegal forward making his move away from Liverpool complete on Wednesday.

Bayern are reported to have paid somewhere around $35 million for Mané, with the 30 year old bolstering an attack that may lose Robert Lewandowski this summer.

“Obviously it is strange – really, really strange – to no longer be a Liverpool player after six years spent at Anfield,” said Mané in a statement to Liverpool’s club site. “But of course I had a great time, an unbelievable time.”

In a statement on Bayern’s site, CEO and club legend Oliver Kahn praised Mané’s track record. “With his outstanding performances and his great successes at the highest international level over many years, there are very few players like him in the world,” said Kahn. “We’re sure that Sadio Mané will delight our fans in the coming years with his spectacular style of play. He’s ambitious and eager to win more titles.”

In his time at Liverpool, Mané was prolific, scoring 120 goals and adding 48 assists in 269 total appearances with the Reds. He was a regular for Liverpool sides that won a Premier League title, the FA Cup, the League Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. He also won the Golden Boot in the Premier League in 2018-19, and was the 2019 African Footballer of the Year.

How does Mané impact Bayern?

Lewandowski’s reported determination to force a move to Barcelona leaves an obvious hole in Bayern’s attack. Mané did spend most of his final weeks at Liverpool playing as a center forward, but his playing style is much different from Lewandowski’s, so it’s not simply a one-for-one.

However, with Bayern, there’s a deep supply of wide forwards as well, with Leroy Sané, Serge Gnabry, and Kingsley Coman all making over 30 appearances for the club last year. Thomas Müller was second on the entire team in minutes played, largely in the hole underneath Lewandowski, while 19-year-old attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala is also a player of growing importance.

The fact that Sané can play several positions complicates things, but in a good way. Julian Nagelsmann has the option of Sané leading the line in a different fashion from Lewandowski if the Poland striker does in fact move on, adding more speed to allow Bayern to make games more transition-oriented, but playing most of his minutes on the left remains a major possibility.

Sadio Mané nuevo jugador del Bayern Munich y nos encanta

El futbolista senegalés Sadio Mané será el nuevo refuerzo del Bayern Munich para la siguiente temporada.

El futbolista senegalés Sadio Mané será el nuevo refuerzo del Bayern Munich para la siguiente temporada.

Según información de la prensa en Inglaterra, el Liverpool y el equipo bávaro llegaron a un acuerdo para que le futbolista sea nuevo jugador del Munich .

La transferencia ronda los 40 millones de euros y el senagalés firmará con el Bayern hasta el 2025 para alegría de los hinchas alemanes que disfrutarán de su talento que lo llevó a marcar 23 goles en la pasada temporada.

Campeón de Champions League en 2019 y de la Premier League en 2020, el futuro de Mané luce muy prometedor en un equipo como el Bayern Munich que suele extraerle a sus jugadores su máximo.

Nos encanta el nuevo aire que toma la carrera de Sadio Mané pues su etapa en Liverpool fue muy productiva y ahora buscará ser el hombre de confianza de un nuevo técnico.

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