Bayern Munich Frauen star Len Oberdorf has unluckiest weekend of anyone as she suffered the second ACL tear of her right knee. This most recent injury will end her season.
Bayern Munich’s club website issued
a release on the injury:
Lena Oberdorf tore the cruciate ligament in her right knee in FC Bayern Women’s Bundesliga game against Köln, as confirmed following an examination on Monday. The 23-year-midfielder will have an operation on Tuesday and be out of action for several months. It’s her second cruciate ligament tear in her right knee, having also suffered the injury in 2024.
Bianca Rech, director of women’s football seemed as devastates as many fans were to hear the medical report.
“This news hits us all very hard and we feel for Lena. She worked tirelessly and with great desire to come back after her first injury. To now face a second such setback is incredibly hard. We are fully by Lena’s side, will support her as best we can in her recovery and be there for her in every way,” Rech said.
Obviously, this is horrible news and Oberdorf has already been through so much physically. Hopefully, her recovery will be smooth, but she does have a long road ahead.
Bayern Munich has a busy week ahead and much like the team’s activity, there are a ton of news items and talking points to discuss following the team’s big 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund.
Let get into the big topics for the show. This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- Unpacking the reaction to Bayern Munich’s 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker.
- Is if time for Bayern Munich to think about talking over a contract extension with Vincent Kompany? The head coach has 1.5 years left on his deal and will be a hot target for many clubs in 2027.
- Did Bayern whiff on Nicolas Jackson? The Chelsea loanee has not impressed so far.
- Does Bayern Munich need to think about adding another attacker in January?
- Leon Goretzka could be getting a new deal from Bayern, too.
