Bayern Munich Handed Big Boost As Sadio Mane Returns to Team Training

• Sadio Mane was injured in November 2022 and missed the FIFA World Cup for Senegal as a result
• Mane has slowly returned to training after being ruled out for up to 3 months with a knee injury
• Bayern Munich will be hoping that Mane can help them defend their Bundesliga title this season

Bayern Munich have been handed a big boost ahead of their Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain.

The Bundesliga champions will host PSG in the return leg of their Round of 16 fixture on March 8 and will have Sadio Mane back for the big game.

Get Football News Germany reported that Mane has returned to training with the rest of the team. Mane returned to the training pitch recently but was training alone as he rehabilitated from a nasty injury.

Bayern also shared a video of the former Liverpool man returning to the training pitch, with Mane exclaiming in German just how fantastic it was to be back.

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When was Mane injured?

The Senegalese superstar suffered a knee injury in November 2022 during a Bundesliga game and was ruled out of action for three months after undergoing surgery, Give Me Sport reported. The injury meant that he was also ruled out of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

When will Mane return?

Bayern’s next game is against Union Berlin on February 26, but the Senegalese attacker isn’t expected to be ready for that crunch encounter. There’s a strong possibility that he will be back for the PSG game, with Bayern leading the tie 1-0.

Mane’s return is a boost

Bayern will be boosted by the return of Mane as they continue their charge in the Bundesliga. Following their defeat to Borussia Monchengladbach, Bayern now hold a one-point lead over Union Berlin and a three-point lead over Borussia Dortmund. Both Berlin and Dortmund have a game in hand.

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Mane returns to the gym

Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane is inching close to making a return from injury after resuming gym work, Sports Brief reported.

The Senegalese forward suffered an injury last November which ruled him out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Mane's recovery continued after some months on the sidelines. He started active exercise this week in a bid to rejoin his teammates for the second round of the campaign.