An incident with Jamal Musiala overshadowed Bayern Munich's 3-1 friendly win over RB Leipzig on Saturday.
The Germany playmaker, who broke his leg in July 2025 and has struggled for full fitness since, suddenly fell to the pitch late on in the game. His team-mates urgently called for the doctors and a stretcher was brought out.
In the silent Allianz Arena, there was relieved applause afterwards when Musiala was able to leave the pitch on foot, though he appeared dazed.
Bayern had earlier celebrated the debut of new forward Ismael Saibari and a first goal for new defender Nathaniel Brown.
Next Saturday, the German double winners start their competitive season against last term's Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup.
Luis Díaz had opened the scoring in the first half before Brajan Gruda levelled after the break for new Leipzig boss Martin Demichelis.
Germany and former Eintracht Frankfurt left back Brown netted on 57 minutes.
Morocco World Cup star Saibari, who joined from PSV Eindhoven, made his first appearance for the star-studded side in the final 20 minutes having recovered from injury.
The 25-year-old quickly picked up a yellow card but then set up Musiala for the third goal before the health drama.
There were other medical worries for Bayern. After a hard challenge by defender David Raum, Bayern's former Leipzig man Konrad Laimer limped off injured.
Centre back Kim Min Jae also appeared to be carrying a knock when he was substituted after more than an hour.
The game, which is still part of the deal which took coach Julian Nagelsmann from Leipzig to Munich in 2021, was played in strong heat.
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