Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane punched teammate Leroy Sane in the face after Tuesday Champions League defeat at Manchester City.
Bayern Munich has suspended Sadio Mané after he reportedly punched teammate Leroy Sané after the team’s 3-0 Champions League quarterfinal loss to Manchester City.
Bayern announced Thursday that Mané would not be with the team for its Bundesliga game against Hoffenheim on Saturday due to “misconduct.” The team also said that Mané would be fined for his actions.
According to reports, Sané’s lip was reportedly bleeding after the altercation with Mané after the road loss.
Mané, the 31-year-old Senegalese forward, joined Bayern in 2022 from Liverpool. He has scored six goals and has four assists for Bayern in 20 appearances, including three goals in the Champions League. Sané, the 27-year-old German wing, has played for Bayern since 2020 after spending five years with Manchester City. He’s scored seven times with five assists this season for Bayern in 17 starts, including four in the Champions League.
It’s unclear exactly what the two fought over, but the manner in which Bayern lost likely played a huge role. Not only did they give up three goals and lose their first Champions League match of the season, but Bayern failed to score despite holding a 56-44 possession edge over City.
Bayern also managed just four shots on goal — three of which came from Sané. Mané also didn’t enter the game until the 69th minute, moments before City scored two goals six minutes
It likely didn’t help, too, that Bayern fired manager Julian Nagelsmann three weeks before the quarterfinal match and replaced him with former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel. The teams play again Wednesday in Munich in the second half of their home-and-home series as Bayern must outscore City by four goals to advance to the semifinals.
