Sadio Mane ‘PUNCHED Leroy Sane in the face after Bayern Munich’s Champions League defeat by Manchester City, with team-mates ‘forced to separate’ the stars in the dressing room
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- Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane were seen arguing after Bayern’s loss to Man City
- Mane reportedly punched Sane over at how his team-mate had spoken to him
- The forward could face disciplinary action from Bayern over the altercation
Sadio Mane
Sadio Mane reportedly punched his team-mate Leroy Sane in the face in the aftermath of Bayern Munich’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
The alleged altercation came in the dressing room following the final whistle at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. Sadio Mane
Sane and Mane had been seen disagreeing on the pitch in the latter stages of the match, shortly after City had taken a three-goal lead through Erling Haaland.
According to the German newspaper Bild, the discussion continued after the match with Mane having been angered by how Sane had spoken to him.
The 31-year-old reportedly punched Sane in the dressing room, leaving his team-mate with a bleeding lip, with fellow Bayern players intervening to separate the pair.
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Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane were seen disagreeing on the pitch during the defeat to Man City
Mane had reportedly been angered at how Bayern team-mate Sane had spoken to him
Sane was claimed to have been left with a bleeding lip following the alleged punch from Mane
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Sportsmail has contacted Bayern Munich for a comment on the incident.
Bild reported that Mane is expected to face a fine from the club over the altercation.
The reigning German champions were brutally punished by Manchester City in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
Bayern fell behind to Rodri’s stunning first-half opener before a mistake from Dayot Upamecano allowed Bernardo Silva to double City’s lead.
Haaland added a third for the hosts to give Bayern a mountain to climb in the second leg at the Allianz Arena on April 19.
Mane had been brought on in the 69th minute of the defeat, with the forward having had a mixed first season since joining from Liverpool for £35million last summer.
The 31-year-old has scored 11 goals in his 32 appearances for the German giants.
Bayern face elimination from the Champions League following the heavy first leg defeat
The alleged altercation adds to the problems faced by new Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel
Reports emerged last month that former Man City star Sane is unhappy at Bayern, with the winger commuting between Munich, London and Manchester because his wife ‘no longer wanted to live in Germany’.
The alleged altercation adds to problems faced by new Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel, with the German attempting to fix a fractured camp.
Tuchel was appointed last month as the successor to the sacked Julian Nagelsmann.
The former Chelsea boss has won both his league matches to take Bayern back to the top of the Bundesliga, but suffered defeat to Freiburg in the German Cup and is now faced with the prospect of elimination from the Champions League.
