Bayern Munich says Alphonso Davies ‘looking good’ for Champions League quarterfinal in April
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Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says it's "looking good'' that Canadian star Alphonso Davies will be back for next month's Champions League quarterfinals.
Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says it’s “looking good” that Canadian star Alphonso Davies will be back for next month’s Champions League quarterfinals.
Bayern hammered visiting Red Bull Salzburg 7-1 Tuesday to advance to the final eight after winning the round-of-16 tie 8-2 on aggregate.
Davies has been sidelined since early January due to symptoms of a mild heart condition following a bout of COVID.
“I’m no doctor, especially no cardiologist, but I’ve been told that certainly he’s getting better,” Nagelsmann said through an interpreter after Tuesday’s match. “We’re doing weekly control checks with him. We’re just hoping he will be back. Of course, he was gone for quite a while and we have to keep an eye on him.
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The Champions League quarterfinal first leg is scheduled for April 5-6 with the second leg April 12-13. The draw is scheduled for March 18.
The illness has meant Davies has not played for Canada since a pair of World Cup qualifying wins in November in Edmonton. Despite Bayern’s optimism, the timeline is tight for the 21-year-old from Edmonton to be ready for the Canadian men’s remaining three games in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying later this month.
Canada, which tops the eight-team final round-robin in the region at 7-0-4, is on the verge of qualifying for Qatar 2022.
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