Alphonso Davies makes return from injury
VILLARREAL, Spain –
Alphonso Davies has been named to Bayern Munich’s beginning 11 for its Champions League quarterfinal Wednesday towards Spain’s Villarreal, marking the Canadian star’s first match since being identified with a coronary heart situation.
Davies hadn’t performed since Dec. 17 after growing signs of myocarditis, a light coronary heart situation, following a bout of COVID-19.
The sickness saved the 21-year-old from Edmonton out of Canada’s remaining six CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches. Canada went 4-2-0 over that span to qualify for the marquee match for the primary time since 1986.
Davies, just lately named the CONCACAF males’s participant of the yr, appeared in seven video games for Canada within the remaining spherical of World Cup qualifying.
The workforce 3-0-4 document over these video games together with a 4-1 win over Panama that featured a highlight-reel objective by Davies.
Bayern mentioned Jan. 5 that Davies had joined a prolonged checklist of gamers who had examined constructive for COVID, including the speedy fullback was nicely and self-isolating at dwelling.
Davies was again coaching per week later, however his return was placed on maintain with Bayern reporting Jan. 14 that exams confirmed the Canadian was affected by indicators of myocarditis.
It’s a delicate, non permanent situation within the overwhelming majority of circumstances, based on specialists.
Davies’ myocarditis was detected within the followup examination that each one gamers who’ve had COVID bear.
Bayern presently tops the Bundesliga standings. After Wednesday’s first quarterfinal leg in Villarreal, the groups will beet once more Tuesday in Munich.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed April 6, 2022.
