Bayern Munich were dealt with a huge blow with the defeat against Napoli, as they will have to do without their two crucial players for the start of the upcoming season.
The FC Hollywood outfit have two of their important team members sidelined through injury after their 3-2 pre-season loss to the Italian Serie A team, Napoli on Friday. Both Alaba and Rafinha face lengthy spells and are set to
miss the start of the season. Bayern face a defensive crisis and are short of defensive cover for the 2012-13 campaign.
Die Roten played Napoli on the banks of Lake Garda in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 drew 1-1 at home and faced a narrow defeat
of 3-2 in the return leg in Germany.
Der Bayern started well and took the lead through the young Austrian, Alaba, for the Bundesliga runners up in the 17th minute. Napoli responded back and struck a first-half equaliser with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paolo-Cannavaro-c29080. They went ahead
2-1, thanks to the strike from the Macedonian forward http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Goran-Pandev-c15161.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lorenzo-Insigne-c22431, stepped up and scored the winner in the 83rd minute to hand his side a well deserved victory.
Der FCB was missing eight of their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 internationals along with the French international, Franck Ribery.
Alaba is out for six to eight weeks as he underwent a stress fracture in his left foot, forcing him out for the pre-season tour to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/China-c8926. The Austrian will undergo tests on Monday and further treated accordingly to the results
of the examination, according to Bayern’s official website.
On the other hand, the Brazilian footballer, Rafinha suffered a ligament injury in his ankle and is most likely not expected to need surgery. The wing-back will spend four to five weeks on the sidelines. He made 24 appearances
last season for the Allianz Arena.
Jupp Heynckes’ team will fly to China to play friendlies against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Beijing-Guoan-c38617 and Wolfsburg. Die Bayern play their first Bundesliga match away at Greuther Furth on 24th August.
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