German Champions League hopes threatened through injury
Published:Sunday | April 28, 2024 | 12:09 AM
BERLIN (AP):
HARRY KANE scored his 34th and 35th Bundesliga goals of the season for Bayern Munich to warm up for Real Madrid with a 2-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt yesterday.
The win ensured Bayern qualified for next season’s Champions League but it arguably came at a price for this season’s competition, as Konrad Laimer and Matthijs de Ligt went off with injuries.
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel was already thinking of Madrid’s visit for the first leg of their semifinal on Tuesday as he made a host of changes from the team that played Union Berlin last weekend. He again left out Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sané. Both face a race against time to be fit for Tuesday.
Borussia Dortmund, who host Paris Saint-Germain in the other semifinal on Wednesday, suffered a demoralizing 4-1 loss at Leipzig, where veteran defender Mats Hummels went off injured.
Dortmund were hoping to reclaim fourth place from Leipzig but fell five points behind their rival who hold the last guaranteed qualifying place for the Champions League with three rounds remaining.
Dortmund are left to hope fifth place will suffice.
Wolfsburg came from behind to beat Freiburg 2-1 and Werder Bremen won at Augsburg 3-0.