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Musiala Returns to Bayern Squad but Starts on Bench at Schalke

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Jamal Musiala returned to Bayern Munich's matchday squad for the Bundesliga away game at Schalke but began on the bench.
  • Musiala recently missed several matches after suffering a neurological dysfunction that can cause absence seizures and had collapsed during preseason friendlies.
  • Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said the club would no longer regard a possible on-field episode as a major alarm.

Jamal Musiala returned to Bayern Munich's squad for the Bundesliga away match at Schalke, but the 23-year-old Germany international initially watched from the bench.

The attacking midfielder appeared among the 20 players listed on Bayern's team sheet in Gelsenkirchen. Musiala has a neurological dysfunction that can cause absence seizures. He collapsed on the field during two preseason friendlies against RB Leipzig and 1. FC Heidenheim.

The condition kept him out of the Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund, Bayern's league opener against VfB Stuttgart and the German Cup match in Osnabrück. Before the trip to Schalke, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany warned that Musiala could suffer another episode during a match.

"Even if it happened on one of the 40, 50 or 60 matchdays, it would no longer be a major alarm for us," Kompany said.

Even if it happened on one of the 40, 50 or 60 matchdays, it would no longer be a major alarm for us.

· Vincent KompanyThe Bayern coach discussed the possibility of Musiala experiencing another episode on the field.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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