Musiala, a 23-year-old attacking midfielder, was due to start in the debut match of Jürgen Klopp as Germany's coach, but was forced to withdraw in the warm-up due to a spierblessure (muscle injury). Bayern München have confirmed that Musiala has a spier in his rechterdijbeen (right thigh) that he has torn. Voetbal International report that Musiala had previously struggled with a form of epilepsie (epilepsy) during training, but had made a gradual recovery in September.
Havertz, a striker for Arsenal, was also forced to withdraw from the match after suffering a spierverrekking (muscle strain) in the first half. The Duitse bond (German Football Association) have confirmed that Havertz will return to Arsenal, while Jonathan Burkardt and Florian Wirtz will join the Mannschaft (Germany national team) earlier than expected.