It was a physical, gritty, exhausting, and mentally taxing match in the Miami heat for [Bayern Munich](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com) in the FIFA Club World Cup round of 16 against Flamengo, but the German _Rekordmeister_ were able to stay composed and come away 4-2 winners. They were led by a brace from Harry Kane and will now face Paris Saint-Germain in Atlanta in the quarter finals this weekend.
The total of 9 yellow cards that were brandished by Michael Oliver throughout the match perfectly illustrates just how brutish Flamengo were making the match with their heavy challenges, though Bayern were not entirely innocent themselves. Several players were forced to walk disciplinary tightropes having been booked, but even Vincent Kompany and Jonathan Tah had both visibly made their frustrations clear with Oliver’s perceived inability to protect the Bayern players on the pitch.
Given the nature of the match, it did not come as much of a surprise that Kingsley Coman eventually pulled up midway through the second half with a problem after a brief tussle and had quickly motioned to the bench to be taken off. He was replaced by Leroy Sané in the 58th minute, but it looks like he escaped picking up anything of concern.
Per information from Sky Sport journalist Kerry Hau (as per [@iMiaSanMia](https://x.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1939744630662221982)), Coman did not sustain any serious injury, and he is fully expected to resume full team training this week as Bayern preps for their next match against PSG in Atlanta. This will certainly come with a figurative, and perhaps even literal, sigh of relief from Kompany, especially since he is now already down one winger with Sané’s Bayern contract officially ending, marking the start of his new chapter with Galatasaray. Losing Coman as well could prove to be costly.
So far at the Club World Cup, Coman has tallied two goals and two assists, having been a key piece in Bayern’s success in attack thus far. There was already an injury scare with Jamal Musiala against Boca Juniors, so Coman not picking up an injury is a stroke of luck Kompany and Bayern will gladly take.