Julian Nagelsmann gave an replace on Sadio Mane’s health ranges forward of final weekend’s Bundesliga match in opposition to Wolfsburg (Bayern Munich win 4-2). The Senegalese winger has been a key determine in Nagelsmann’s beginning line-up this season when obtainable, however he’s struggling his manner again from an harm he picked up forward of the World Cup.

“I count on him again within the center or in direction of the top of February, possibly not for the primary leg in opposition to Paris.” Nagelsmann defined (via iMiaSanMia). “We are attempting to combine him into the squad round February twenty first. We’re very proud of the way in which issues have gone to date.”

So that is good and unhealthy information. Bayern Munich’s first leg can be in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain on February 14, away in Paris. There are solely two matches earlier than the second match: February twenty sixth in opposition to Union Berlin and March 4th at VfB Stuttgart. Paris involves city on March eighth.

This isn’t lengthy for the winger to return to a group that has modified quite a bit since his departure. winter Transfer window Add-ons Daley Blind (Ajax) and Joao Cancelo (Manchester city) gave Nagelsmann new choices, together with returning to the again three. Kingsley Coman has stepped as much as Mane’s position on the left wing, however within the again three he is additionally been taking part in at full-back – one thing the Frenchman has loved since final season, when Alphonso Davies was injured.

It has been Mane’s race to get again to health Champions League Echoes of final 12 months, too – when Davies was struggling his manner again from an extended spell on the sidelines because of myocarditis attributable to COVID-19. Davies did not have a lot time to reintegrate earlier than Bayern’s exit from Villarreal.

Whether or not these bode effectively or ailing, and whether or not Bayern can write a a lot totally different story for themselves this time round, stays to be seen.