Bayern injury updates: Guerreiro set to miss out against Real, Dier receives "all clear"
Both Raphaël Guerreiro and Eric Dier were unable to go the full 90 minutes for FC Bayern München in Saturday afternoon's 1-3 loss to VfB Stuttgart. Guerreiro had to be subbed off in the 17th with an ankle injury. Dier - after suffering cranial lacerations in an aerial duel - was able to complete the first half, yet was taken off just prior to the restart.
Thomas Tuchel provided updates on both players in his post-match interview with Sky Germany. Dier's cuts should not serve as any serious impediment to a Wednesday Champions' League deployment. Guerreiro, on the other hand, looks to miss out on the second leg of the UCL semi-final tie against Real Madrid. Tuchel noted with a wince that the Portuguese international most likely won't be available.
"Rapha is not well at all, he's walking around on crutches," Tuchel told his his interviewer, "He [Guerreiro] hexed. Now he's probably out for the second leg - bitter, bitter, bitter for us."
Tuchel did note that he was pleased with the second-half performance of Dayot Upamecano. The Frenchman was on the mend from his own ankle injury was able to perform at a high level for much longer than expected. Matthijs de Ligt - whose absence in Tuesday's first-leg draw against Real effectively ended up costing Bayern the win - should also return to full team training tomorrow.
Tuchel - surely not wishing to turn to center back Min-Jae Kim after the South Korean's disastrous performance in the first leg - thus has three options for two slots in central defense. One assumes that - as has been the case in recent weeks - de Ligt and Dier are the preferred pairing.
