Bayern Munich have been dealt a blow ahead of next week's Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid with the news midfielder Arturo Vidal needs surgery. The Chilean suffered a setback on Sunday in his first training session since he sustained a knee injury against Sevilla earlier this month. Vidal has definitely been ruled out of the German Cup semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday and he looks unlikely to make next Wednesday's meeting with Madrid too. "He slipped and went down," boss Jupp Heynckes said on Bayern's official website. "[/quote]Prior to missing the second leg against Sevilla through injury, Vidal had appeared in all but one of Bayern's Champions League games this season.

Source: Evening echo April 16, 2018 16:30 UTC