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Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies suffers skull contusion

Defender was challenging Jude Bellingham for ball towards end of first half and his head came into contact with English midfielder’s raised boot

Reuters, AP/PTI Dortmund Published 10.10.22, 04:24 AM
Alphonso Davies.

Alphonso Davies. File picture

Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies has suffered a skull contusion after he was kicked in the head during Saturday’s draw with Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga champions said on Sunday.

Davies, 21, was challenging Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham for the ball towards the end of the first half and his head came into contact with the English midfielder’s raised boot.

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Davies, a Canada international and a key member of the national team that qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1986, was withdrawn at half-time.

Bayern did not give a timeline on his return to action but said he was “doing well under the circumstances” and sat out training on Sunday.

Dortmund substitute Anthony Modeste scored in the last minute of injury-time against Bayern to salvage a dramatic 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga’s ‘Klassiker’.

“Sometimes we think the simplest goals are the most difficult,” Modeste said of his missed chance. “I had to score. But in the end, I believed in myself.”

Dortmund’s fortunes changed in a hard-fought game when coach Edin Terzic sent on Modeste with 20 minutes remaining.

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