Saibari's helping hand and jersey number 34 story; Big update on Jamal Musiala

MUNICH: German football club Bayern Munich's rising star Jamal Musiala collapsed during a pre-season match against RP Leipzig. He is now recovering, club sources said. The club also said that Musiala collapsed due to extreme heat and dehydration. The player, who is currently resting, may not play in the club's next pre-season match. However, Musiala may play in the DFL Super Cup match against Borussia Dortmund at the weekend. Bayern won the match against Leipzig 3-1. Musiala scored one of the goals.

Moroccan player Ismael Saibari, who joined Bayern Munich this season, saw Musiala about to collapse and ran to hold him. The visuals of Musiala collapsing were disturbing. The medical team rushed to the scene and provided first aid as Musiala was slowly being laid on the ground by Saibari. It was Saibari who passed the ball to Musiala to score shortly before he collapsed.

Saibari wears the number 34 jersey in club matches. Behind it is a story of an accident like the one that happened to Musiala the other day. In 2017, Abdulhaq Nouri, who played with Saibari at Dutch club Ajax, collapsed. Nouri later had to stop playing. As a sign of love and respect for him, Saibari adopted the number 34 that Nouri last wore as his jersey number. Saibari also wears the number 34 at Bayern.