Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka was substituted after sustaining a thigh injury in the 10th minute of his side's 2-2 Champions League draw with Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The England winger went down after playing a pass from the right side and appeared to be in immediate discomfort, grabbing his left thigh as Mikel Arteta signaled to the substitutes' bench. Saka was replaced by Eberechi Eze with the match level at 0-0 and went straight down the tunnel to the dressing room.
Arteta confirmed the injury was to Saka's quad after the game. "They are a bit concerned," he said. "A player who has to come off with a really sharp pain is never good news but we have to wait and see." In his news conference, he added: "It doesn't look good."
The 25-year-old has suffered a series of injuries in recent years, including problems with his hamstring and Achilles last season. Arsenal were looking to extend their perfect start to the League Phase, and minutes after coming on, Eze fired a first-time volley past Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer to give the Gunners the lead. Alphonso Davies levelled for Bayern soon after, and Harry Kane put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot before Declan Rice struck for Arsenal to split the points on the night.
The result leaves both sides with a share of the spoils in a fast-paced European fixture, though the focus afterward turned to the condition of Saka, whose availability for upcoming matches remains uncertain.
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