Thiago Alcantara do Nascimento of FC Bayern Munich during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match between Besiktas AS and Bayern Munchen at the Vodafone Arena on March 14, 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey

Bayern Munich star Thiago gets all-clear after injury scare

Agence France-Presse
8 years ago
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Berlin - Bayern Munich received a boost on Thursday when Spain international Thiago Alcantara was given the all-clear after an injury scare in their Champions League win at Besiktas.

The injury-prone midfielder scored Bayern's opening goal in Wednesday's 3-1 win in the last 16, second leg, in Istanbul, but was forced off on 35 minutes with a foot injury.

A scan in Munich has revealed only a tightening of the tendons under his left foot as Bayern booked their place in the quarter-finals after beating Besiktas 8-1 on aggregate.

Bayern will discover their last eight opponents in Friday's draw and have said that Thiago would only miss training for a few days.

The 26-year-old missed 13 games up until mid-February with a leg injury and was out for half a year with a torn a knee ligament in 2015.

Thiago is set to sit out Sunday's league match at RB Leipzig with Bayern starting the weekend 20 points clear in the table.

A victory at Leipzig could seal Bayern's sixth straight Bundesliga title, providing other results go their way before kick-off on Sunday.

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