French international defender Lucas Hernandez (26), injured in the adductors and absent for seven weeks, made his return to collective training for Bayern Munich this Monday in the middle of the day, three weeks before the World Cup in Qatar (November 20- December 18).
On the eve of an uneventful Champions League match against Inter Milan – Munich is guaranteed first place in the group, Inter second – Lucas Hernandez was applauded by his teammates at the start of the session. He then trotted and participated in the exercises for the first fifteen minutes open to the press, on the training grounds of Säbener Strasse.
However, he will not be in the squad for the match against Inter, Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said at a press conference. Victim of a muscle tear in the adductors at the very end of the match won against FC Barcelona at the Allianz Arena (2-0) on September 13, Lucas Hernandez has not played since. With Bayern, he will have three chances left in the league to have playing time before the World Cup: against Hertha Berlin on Saturday, Werder Bremen (November 8) and Schalke (November 12).
This return to training is good news for Didier Deschamps, who will announce his list of 23 to 26 players for the World Cup on November 9. The coach of the France team may also face a next dilemma with the Paul Pogba case. The recent news of the Juventus midfielder suffering from another thigh injury is not good for the France squad.
Julian Nagelsmann was also able to count on the return of German international Leroy Sané, injured in the left thigh in mid-October and absent for two weeks. Like Hernandez, Sané won’t be in the squad against Inter. For his part, the goalkeeper and captain of the Nationalmannschaft and Bayern, Manuel Neuer, who has not played since October 8 due to shoulder pain, carried out specific training for goalkeepers, apart.