Jamal Musiala has said there is ‘no one to blame’ after he broke his leg and dislocated his ankle during Bayern Munich’s Club World Cup quarter-final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
The 22-year-old sustained the horrific injuries after he collided with PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma at the end of the first half, before the Champions League winners booked their semi-final tie against Real Madrid with a 2-0 win.
Footage of the incident showed the Bayern star’s ankle getting trapped in between the Italian shot-stopper’s body and arms as he went for the ball.
The momentum of both players then carried them in opposite directions, with the forward’s ankle bearing the brunt of the collision, twisting at a sickening angle as a result.
The freak accident left Donnarumma in tears and he dropped to his knees with his head in his hands as Bayern players swarmed to Musiala’s assistance.
The Italian keeper later posted on Instagram to wish Musiala well, writing: ‘All my prayers and well wishes are with you @jamalmusiala10.’
Jamal Musiala broke his leg and dislocated his ankle during Bayern Munich’s loss to PSG
The injury occurred during a collision with Paris Saint-Germain keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma
Musiala left the field on a stretcher and is now expected to be sidelined for at least four months
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was nevertheless unhappy with his opposition number, accusing Donnarumma of ‘taking a risk’ with the way he went into the challenge.’
But Musiala, who flew back from Atlanta to Munich to undergo surgery, has now said that no one is to blame for the horror injury.
‘I wanted to say thanks for all the love and support. It’s nice to see how the football world comes together in times like this.
‘I’ve really appreciated it,’ he said in a video posted on Instagram.
‘The surgery went really well, I’m in good care and I wanted to say there’s no one to blame for this.’
‘I think situations like this happen and now I’m just going to use the next period of time to build up my strength and positivity again.’
The Germany international is expected to be out ‘for the next few months’, according to Bayern.
Bayern boss Vincent Kompany had described the moment as ’emotional’ after the match and admitted: ‘Of course it didn’t look good.
Bayern and PSG players could hardly look on at the horror injury, turning away from Musiala
Donnarumma was visibly upset and later took to social media to apologise to Jamal Musiala
‘I hope it’s not too bad, but it didn’t look good. I hope he’ll have the best possible recovery.’
Musiala scored 21 goals and provided eight assists in all competitions last season as Bayern won the Bundesliga.
