Bayern Munich Star Joshua Kimmich Ready to Bounce Back to Action After Bizarre Injury Against Inter Milan

Bayern Munich Star Joshua Kimmich Ready to Bounce Back to Action After Bizarre Injury Against Inter Milan

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Joshua Kimmich insists he is fit to play against Stuttgart this weekend despite suffering a black eye against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League
  • The German defender had suffered a black eye after a collision with teammate Marcel Sabitzer during Bayern Munich's 2-0 win against the Italian giants
  • Bayern Munich will be hoping to return to winning ways this weekend in the Bundesliga after suffering back-to-back draws in their last two fixtures

Joshua Kimmich will hope to be in Bayern Munich’s squad when the German champions square up against Stuttgart this weekend in the Bundesliga.

The 27-year-old suffered a black eye during the Bavarians Champions League victory against Inter Milan on Wednesday, September 7, which has cast doubts about his involvement in the weekend’s game.

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Bayern Munich Star Joshua Kimmich suffered a black eye after he collided with his teammate in Bayern Munich's Champions League tie against Inter Milan. Photo by Jonathan Moscrop
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According to Bulinews, Kimmich has now declared that he is fully fit to play for current Bundesliga champions, downplaying the seriousness of the injury he picked up in midweek.

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Kimmich had collided with fellow Bayern Munich teammate, Marcel Sabitzer during the Bavarians 2-0 win against Inter Milan and still went on to complete the encounter.

The German defender has started in all of Bayern Munich’s games in the 2022/23 season, racking up two goals and three assists in eight matches.

Matthijs de Ligt delighted with win against Inter Milan

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich defender, Matthijs de Ligt says getting a victory against Inter Milan is a good thing after the Bavarians secured a 2-0 win against the Serie A giants, FC Bayern reports.

Leroy Sane had given the Bundesliga champions the lead and Danilo D`Ambrosio compounded Inter Milan’s misery after conceding an own goal to hand Bayern Munich a comfortable victory.

Bayern Munich will now turn their attention to the Bundesliga this weekend and will hope to earn their first victory in 3 matches when they tackle Stuttgart.

Bayern Munich record impressive victory over Inter Milan

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Leroy Sane inspired Bayern Munich to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Inter Milan in their opening Group C game in the UEFA Champions League at San Siro.

The Germany international opened the scoring after he showed incredible composure before rounding goalkeeper Andre Onana and slotting home in the 25th minute.

The Bavarians made sure of securing the three maximum points after Danilo D'Ambrosio scored an own-goal following a clever one-two involving Sane.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..