Corentin Tolisso will spend several months on the sidelines after tearing his anterior cruciate knee ligament in Bayern Munich's win over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, with the club also confirming that full-back Rafinha is set to miss "a number of weeks" with ankle ligament damage.
Tolisso was forced off with the knee injury just before the break, having scored to pull Bayern level after Leverkusen had opened the scoring from the spot early on.
For Rafinha, a brutal challenge from Karim Bellarabi was the cause of the injury, with Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness calling the tackle "an assault" and claiming there should be a three-month ban on the 28-year-old.