Bayern Munich defender Matthijs De Ligt is nearing a comeback from the right knee injury which ruled him out for most of the last month, the club indicated Monday.?(More Football News)
Bayern Munich: Dutch Defender Matthijs De Ligt Nears Comeback After Injury
Bayern Munich's Matthijs de Ligt is about to make a comeback from a right knee injury that sidelined him for a month.
File image of footballer Matthijs de Ligt
File image of footballer Matthijs de Ligt
Bayern said the Netherlands center back was back on the field and “completed an individual session at the training ground on Monday morning.”
De Ligt tore part of a knee ligament on Nov. 1 in Bayern's surprising 2-1 German Cup loss to third-division club Saarbruecken. That prompted concerns he could be a long-term absentee from a first-team squad which only includes two other central defenders, Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano.
Bayern has won all four of its games since then with Kim and Upamecano starting together at center back, including a 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund. Bayern plays Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday.
De Ligt's injury also ruled him out of the Netherlands' European Championship qualifying games against Ireland and Gibraltar.
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