PICTURED: Leroy Sane sports a BRUISED LIP against Hoffenheim after he was punched by Sadio Mane… as German winger starts his first match since Tuesday’s bust-up at Man City
Leroy Sane was pictured with a bruised lip ahead of Bayern Munich’s gameIt is the first sighting of him since being reportedly punched by Sadio Mane Sane played the first 59 minutes of Bayern’s Bundesliga draw with Hoffenheim
Leroy Sane has emerged with a bruised lip for the first pictures since he was punched by Bayern Munich teammate Sadio Mane.
Sane was named in the starting XI for Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern in their home league game against Hoffenheim – their first match since the punching incident after Tuesday’s Champions League defeat to Manchester City.
Tuchel confirmed that Mane will miss just one game for his punch at the German, and that the 31-year-old Senegalese forward could feature for the return leg against Man City on Wednesday.
The German boss also said that crisis talks with his players after the 3-0 drubbing in Manchester ‘had a cleaning effect’ on his squad.
Sane played the opening 59 minutes of the match against Hoffenheim, but Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw.
Leroy Sane emerged with a bruised lip ahead of Bayern Munich’s match with Hoffenheim
It was Sane’s first match since he was reportedly punched by teammate Sadio Mane
He played the first 59 minutes of the Hoffeinheim encounter before Mathys Tel replaced him
Benjamin Pavard opened the scoring for Bayern Munich in the first half. Sane was replaced by Mathys Tel just before the hour mark.
Just over ten minutes later, Croatian forward Andrej Kramaric got the equaliser for Hoffenheim.
Bayern thought they had taken the lead again two minutes later, but Pavard’s second goal was ruled out by VAR as the defender was ruled to be offside.
Sane, 27, reportedly asked Bayern Munich not to sack Mane for his punch, claiming that his comments to the former Liverpool man were important in instigating the hit.
Since Mane’s move from the north-west of England to the German giants, he has been benched for big games and struggled with injury.