Shock to the FC Bayern: Striker Ivica Olic fails expected after six months. The Croatian national team suffers from a lateral meniscus and cartilage damage and needs to be operated on in the week.
In addition, even defenders Holger Badstuber is tarnished. The Brazilian Breno, left-back Diego Contento and David Alaba available for the Champions League game with the Romanian champions CFR Cluj also not available.
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Olic had failed even to start of the season because of knee problems. After a broken nose he had recently be out again, but did on the ninth match at his former club Hamburg SV (0-0) a four-minute comeback. Munich’s 4-2 win on Friday against SC Freiburg, he was in the squad, but was not used.
Well broke his knee problems again. After consultation with club doctor Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt, he decided now for immediate surgery in the United States when specialist Richard Steadman.
“I’m obviously disappointed. Because I had to play a World Cup, I was hoping that I would be there to pick up where I left off in the first year here. I had big plans,” said the 31-year-old, for the most 14.Mail-ending season has gone so practical.