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Bayern Munich will have to do without Matthijs de Ligt, who has withdrawn from the Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid on Tuesday evening.
Bayern Munich didn’t need this. Already in an outsider position for the clash of the semi-finals first leg of the Champions League which will be played on Tuesday evening at the Allianz Arena (9 p.m.), the Bavarian club will have to do without a member of its defense against the Merengue since Matthijs of Ligt is out.
The information was confirmed by Bild, less than four hours from the start of the match. According to the German media, the Dutch defender has not recovered from a right knee injury contracted this weekend against Eintracht Frankfurt (2-1), as part of the thirty-first day of Bundesliga. De Ligt should be replaced by Kim Min-jae, who will form the central defensive hinge with Eric Dier.
Hard blow
It is therefore a hard blow for Thomas Tuchel who nevertheless hopes to be able to create a surprise at home against the Madrilenians who arrive with the status of favorites, especially after having managed to eliminate Manchester City in the quarter-final.
Still, Bayern Munich also created a little surprise by taking out Arsenal. Everything is possible for this clash, the first rounds of which already promise a spectacle.
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