Sadio Mane punches Leroy Sane after Bayern Munich’s UCL loss

Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane reportedly punched his teammate Leroy Sane in the face after their team lost to Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The two teammates had to be separated in the Bayern Munich locker room after the skirmish, and Sane’s lip was bleeding, according to Sky Sports Germany.

The argument had apparently spilled over from the game, in which the two players were seen arguing on the field toward the end of Bayern Munich’s disastrous 3-0 away loss to Manchester City.

The game was the first leg of the teams’ two-game series in the Champions League quarterfinals.

The second leg is set for next Wednesday, April 19.

The report said that the teammates were still separated when the team landed back in Munich, as Mane got a private ride from the airport while Sane took the team bus.

Bayern Munich won Germany’s domestic league, the Bundesliga, in the 2021-22 season.

The club has not publicly commented on the incident.

The game carried extra significance as it was the first time Pep Guardiola, who managed Bayern Munich from 2013-16, faced his former team since leaving to become coach of Manchester City.

A three-goal deficit headed into the second leg is a particularly large total for Bayern Munich to overcome.

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel acknowledged after the game that his team has an uphill climb.

“This does not feel like a 3-0 but it is a 3-0 and it is a huge, huge task now to turn this around. We are realistic but we will not give up,” Tuchel said.

“It will not be over until we are in the shower.”

Mane, a 31-year-old Senegalese forward, is in his first season with Bayern Munich after spending the last six years with Liverpool of the English Premier League.

Sane, 27, joined Bayern Munich in 2020 after the German winger played four years with Manchester City.