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Alphonso Davies is back in the Bayern Munich squad to face Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League for the first time in almost nine months after suffering a serious knee injury.
Josip Stanisic is expected to start in the left-back role for Bayern against Portuguese champions Sporting, but Davies indicated on the Film Never Lies podcast on Monday that coach Vincent Kompany could put him in the game.
“I’m not sure I’ll get minutes,” the Edmonton native said. “I mean, it depends on the coach.”
The left back has not played since he was injured in March while playing for Canada against the United States in a CONCACAF Nations League third-place match. Davies tore a ligament and suffered other injuries to his right knee.
The injury prompted Bayern to criticize the Canadian national team, alleging that Davies did not undergo proper medical checks before taking a flight back to Germany.
WATCH | Davies injured his knee during the match against the United States:
Canadian star Alphonso Davies left the CONCACAF Nations League third-place match against the United States with a right leg injury.
