--- title: "Bayern Without Musiala and Gnabry: Kompany Opens Bundesliga Season Without Two Key Players" description: "Bayern opened the 2026/27 Bundesliga with a match against Stuttgart without Musiala and Gnabry: Kompany left them out of the squad list due to health issues. Musiala has been diagnosed with absence seizures, while Gnabry is recovering from an injury." date: 2026-08-28T19:32:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/bayern-without-musiala-and-gnabry-opens-bundesliga-season tags: [bayern-munich, bundesliga, jamal-musiala, serge-gnabry, vincent-kompany] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Bayern Without Musiala and Gnabry: Kompany Opens Bundesliga Season Without Two Key Players ![Bayern Munich player in blue kit at the stadium ahead of the Bundesliga opener without Musiala and Gnabry](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/29/bavariya-bez-musiala-i-gnabri-otkryvaet-sezon-bundesligi/bavariya-bez-musiala-i-gnabri-otkryvaet-sezon-bundesligi-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The Bayern — Stuttgart match opened the 2026/2027 Bundesliga season. - Vincent Kompany left Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry out of the squad list due to health problems. - Kane, Olise, Diaz and Neuer started the match; for them it was the second official game after the Supercup against Borussia. - Musiala, according to his own statement, has been diagnosed with a neurological disorder involving absence seizures; in August he lost consciousness twice. - Gnabry is recovering from a tear of the adductor tendon in his right thigh, sustained in April 2026. The Bayern — Stuttgart match marked the opening round of the Bundesliga in the 2026/2027 season. The Munich manager Vincent Kompany presented a squad list without two prominent figures — Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry. Both are absent for medical reasons, and it is their condition that shapes the squad picture at the start of the championship. ### Starting Lineup: A Bet on the Leaders Kompany fielded most of his leading performers from the first minute: Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Luis Diaz and Manuel Neuer. For them, the match against Stuttgart was already the second official game of the season after the Supercup against Borussia. Thus, the coaching staff placed their bet on a proven core rather than forcing the return of injured and recovering players. ### Musiala: A Neurological Diagnosis and Two Episodes of Losing Consciousness Jamal Musiala was not included in the squad list due to health problems. According to available reports, in August the midfielder lost consciousness or control of himself twice during Bayern matches — first in the game against RB Leipzig, and a few days later in the match against Heidenheim. After the second episode, the situation caused serious concern. The footballer later reported that he was diagnosed with a neurological disorder triggering brief absence seizures. The club, according to the outlet, had been aware of the problem earlier, and the player is now under the constant monitoring of the medical staff. ### Gnabry: Recovery from an Adductor Tendon Tear Serge Gnabry was also not included in the squad list. In April 2026 he sustained a tear of the adductor tendon in his right thigh, after which Bayern officially announced the footballer's long-term absence. In July, Gnabry himself spoke about progress in his recovery and a gradual approach to his return, however the coaching staff is not rushing to include him in the full-group training process. ### Contradictory Data There is an inconsistency in the chronology of the source materials. On the one hand, it is reported that the match against Stuttgart is only the second official game of the season after the Supercup. On the other — the episodes involving Musiala against RB Leipzig and Heidenheim are dated to August, which is hard to reconcile with such a small number of official matches: presumably these were friendly or pre-season encounters, or the wording is imprecise. Moreover, Musiala's neurological diagnosis is based on his own statement, and the claim that the club knew about the problem earlier is not confirmed by an independent source. ### What This Means for the Season The absence of two key players at the start of the championship deprives Bayern of part of its attacking depth and variety. Kompany, it seems, is deliberately not risking his players' health, preferring to rely on a fully fit core. The recovery dynamics of Musiala and Gnabry will be one of the main storylines of the first months of the 2026/2027 season. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Bayern left out two leading players for the match against Stuttgart](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/bavariya-vklyuchila-dvoh-providnih-gravtsiv-1787945363.html) - Подтверждает отсутствие Мусиала и Гнабри в заявке, состав стартовом (Кейн, Олисе, Диас, Нойер), второй официальный матч после Суперкубка, эпизоды потери сознания Мусиала и надрыв сухожилия у Гнабри в апреле 2026. - [Gnabry's Second Youth and Kompany's New Bayern: Extension Until 2028 or the Last Big Push](https://www.sports.ru/football/blogs/3373281.html) - Подтверждено по источнику sports.ru - [Bayern and Gnabry Extend Contract Until 2028](https://www.sports.ru/football/1117064084-bavariya-i-gnabri-prodlili-kontrakt-do-2028-goda.html) - Подтверждено по источнику sports.ru - [Bayern — Sporting — 3:1, Video Review of the Champions League League Phase Match, Goal Videos: Gnabry, Karl ...](https://www.championat.com/football/article-6276188-bavariya-sporting-3-1-obzor-matcha-6-go-tura-obschego-etapa-ligi-chempionov-goly-gnabri-karl-ta-kimmih-9-dekabrya-2025.html) - Подтверждено по источнику championat.com ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Why did Musiala and Gnabry not play in the first round of the Bundesliga? **A:** Both were not included in the squad list due to health problems: Musiala has a neurological disorder with absence seizures, while Gnabry is recovering from a tear of the adductor tendon in his right thigh. ### Q: Who started in Bayern's lineup? **A:** Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Luis Diaz and Manuel Neuer came on from the first minute; for them the match against Stuttgart was the second official game of the season after the Supercup against Borussia. ### Q: When did Gnabry sustain his injury? **A:** In April 2026 he suffered a tear of the adductor tendon in his right thigh, after which the club announced a long-term absence; in July the player himself reported progress in his recovery.