Schluesselbeinbruch: clavicle fracture (or, if you want to piss Chary off, collarbone break).
Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably already know that Bastian Schweinsteiger fractured his clavicle in the 50th minute of yesterday's CL match against Napoli. He'll be in the hospital until tomorrow and in two weeks, he'll be allowed to start jogging and work his way back to training. He's expected to be out at least 6 weeks and likely will not play again this calendar year.
Clearly, this is a blow to the team and to all of us, but mostly, I'm heartbroken for him. He lives and breathes the team and it's clear that it's harder on him to be out and not playing than it is for us to miss him. And I think it's fair to say that, if something goes terribly wrong in the next few weeks, he'll be hard on himself. But we can all hope for quick and uncomplicated healing.
As for the rest of the match...the first 45 minutes were not bad at all. Mario Gomez scored a(nother) hat trick and passed Michael Ballack to become the all-time German scoring leader in the Champion's League (well deserved, Mario!). We had some moments of flair and brilliance (I'm starting to wonder if Toni and Franck and Basti are able to bi- and tri-locate sometimes).
And then the second half started and things went...not well. Let's be honest: it was a disaster on many levels. Holger should not have been sent off. The ref...yeah. I'm not even going to go there.
All said, we won, we top the group, and it puts us in good position to win the group and make the Round of 16. This weekend, we take on Augsburg. I, for one, am hoping that Toni Kroos will take Basti's spot as playmaker in DM. I have faith in Toni.
Mia san Bayern, mia san mia. AUF GEHT'S BAYERN!
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