David Alaba has escaped what was suspected knee ligament damage during Bayern Munich's 5-0 German Super Cup win over Eintracht Frankfurt this weekend, with the club confirming on Monday he suffered only heavy bruising.
The Bavarians started their campaign in the best possible style, with a Robert Lewandowski hat-trick and a goal from Kingsley Coman putting the reigning league champions out of sight, before the Austria international tangled with Danny da Costa and was subsequently forced off the pitch following lengthy treatment.
Kovau010d: "David is in big pain. He is very sad, we had to comfort him"
Salihamidziu0107: "I don't want to think about an ACL injury.