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title: "Bayern Munich: David Alaba suffers muscle injury"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Tommy Joyce"
section: "Bundesliga News"
published: "2019-09-17T18:00:53Z"
modified: "2019-09-17T18:00:53Z"
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# Bayern Munich: David Alaba suffers muscle injury

**Bayern Munich full-back David Alaba has been ruled out for a “spell” after injuring himself during the warm-up versus RB Leipzig on Saturday.**

The Austrian tore his left thigh muscle, meaning that he missed the match against Leipzig, which duly finished 1-1.

While the club website announced that he will be out for a ‘spell’, German reporter Manuel Bonke announced that the injury is likely to keep the full-back out for several weeks, as confirmed by the club’s [official website](https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/09/alaba-injured-in-leipzig-warm-up).

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png)

Bearing in mind David Alaba’s experience and attacking prowess, Bayern are likely to miss the full-back largely.

So far in his three games, he has scored [one goal and has played every minute](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/37/Show/Germany-Bayern-Munich) of the games he has been fit for. He has a WhoScored average rating of [7.16](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/37/Show/Germany-Bayern-Munich) – the sixth highest out of the entire squad at Bayern Munich.

With Lucas Hernandez filling in at left-back during on Saturday, it is likely that he will continue to do so, which could have a negative impact on the side’s attacking line-up.

Hernandez is primarily a centre-half – even though he is very comfortable at left-back ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lucas-hernandez/profil/spieler/281963)).

Considering that Alaba has the second-highest amount of average crosses per game with [1.7](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/37/Show/Germany-Bayern-Munich), they will be missing a key threat on that left-flank, compared to Hernandez who has not made one cross this season despite playing the whole of Saturday at left-back.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

It’s obviously a huge loss for Bayern, but ultimately, one they should be able to manage through. They have a lot of depth in those defensive positions now after signing Hernandez and Benjamin Pavard.

They will miss that attacking threat from left-back, however, they have a favourable set of fixtures coming up with Red Star Belgrade, FC Koln, Paderborn before a big game against Tottenham on October 1 – a game which he may miss.

***How big a blow is this? Join the discussion by commenting below…***