Bayern Munich attacker Leroy Sane was spotted with a swollen lip after a confrontation with former Liverpool star Sadio Mane.

The incident occurred on Tuesday night following their 3-0 defeat in the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City. It was reported that the ex-Red was upset by the manner he was spoken to after a passage of play late in their clash at the Etihad Stadium.

Further developments revealed that the matter led to a ‘loud discussion’ taking place between the pair after the game. After Mane voiced his complaints, the pair had to be ‘separated’ and after the 31-year-old is said to have landed a punch on the lip of the former Manchester City forward.

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On Thursday, Bayern moved to suspend the Senegal star, issued a fine and left him out of the matchday squad to face TSG Hoffenheim this weekend. Following the announcement from the reigning Bundesliga champions, it emerged that the former Manchester City forward asked the punishment for Mane was lenient.

The encounter at the Allianz Arena on Saturday provided the first insight into the bust-up between two of Thomas Tuchel’s attackers. And the German international was spotted with a swollen lip following the altercation with Mane by Optus Sport.

“I am the first one to defend Sadio. I have known him a long time and I know him as a top pro,” Tuchel told a news conference this week. “He is football pure. He has my deepest trust after the mistake he made.”

“Everyone can make a mistake. It went against the team’s code of conduct. That’s clear.”

Bayern were held by Hoffenheim as Benjamin Pavard netted before Andrej Kramaric equalised but it remains to be seen when Mane will return to action in Bavaria with their second-leg against Pep Guardiola’s side on Wednesday.

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If there’s one match that can be considered a microcosm of Liverpool’s rollercoaster season, it was last weekend at Anfield.

Jurgen Klopp’s side showed all sides of their current nature – from incredibly bad to electrifying – as they came from behind to draw 2-2 at former Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Such was their second-half dominance, however, that the Reds once again felt they had fallen short, as they have with all their main goals this season, epitomized when Ibrahima Konate in the closing seconds of a thrilling encounter He couldn’t get enough support in his attempt to bundle Darwin Nunez’s header over the line before Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale made a superb save.

Not that anyone at Liverpool blamed the French for the shortfall. “Nobody blamed me in the locker room, because I put in a great performance,” says Konate. “Personally, I was proud of my performance in the second half. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but maybe at my height it would have been better if someone a bit smaller could like it and decide to shoot or head.” It.

“Obviously we would have preferred to win the game, but in the end a 2-0 draw against the leaders is a decent draw.”

While a series of hot spots roused the Anfield crowd from their first-half stun, none resulted in an immediate boost in volume as Konate’s thunderous tackle that obliterated Granit Xhaka just after half -time.

“It was a top-level tackle, an impressive tackle which not only gave us a boost but also gave the stadium some energy and lifted everyone – the people on the pitch and the team on field.” says the Liverpool defender speaking to a select group of journalists at the AXA academy.

“But I don’t think that’s the only reason (for the team to improve). I think in the second half we all made a change, we all increased our intensity and our levels and we made a big impact, we made more impact as a group of players, which made things better for us in the second half.

“If we can maintain that level of intensity until the end of the season, hopefully it will be good for us to move forward and allow us to perform during the last few games.”

There have not been enough such defining moments from Konate this season, though through no fault of his own. During his final pre-season friendly at home to Strasbourg in July, he suffered a knee injury which significantly contributed to making just four World Cup appearances. And a hamstring injury sustained in January – which saw him miss the Champions League 5-2 at home to Real Madrid – meant that the appearance against Arsenal was only his 17th of the season for Liverpool.

“It’s a bit of a mixed bag, really,” Konate says when asked to look at the past nine months. “First and foremost, it’s hard to sum up a season when there’s a bit left.

“But I saw extraordinary things. The World Cup final was fantastic, it was a sad result at the end and we were all down, but it was an incredible, extraordinary experience.

“I got injured in the summer and it’s never good when you’re away for a long time. What can you do? How would you describe when you get hit in the knee? You try to avoid that kind of impact, but it happens and it’s something you have to deal with.

“You have to deal with it if you’re out for a long time. But overall I’m quite happy with my performance in the games I’ve played this season.”

Indeed, after coming painfully close to adding the Premier League and Champions League to the FA Cup and League Cup medals he’d already collected last May, only a strained leg from Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez prevented Konate from assisting a dramatic late winner for France in a World Cup The cup final was ultimately lost on penalties in December.

Not that the 23-year-old dwells on those setbacks. “I had tough times as a young player,” he says. “Losing two Grand Finals was tough – but it’s something that makes you stronger.

“Hopefully at the end of my career I can look back and say, ‘Look, I’ve had a few disappointments this year, but it’s given me the strength and the motivation to keep winning those big ones. trophies. “That’s my goal. That’s my goal. That motivates me even more.

With Virgil van Dijk now past his prime, Joel Matip in his thirties and Joe Gomez still aiming for his best form, Konate represents the future of Liverpool’s centre-backs. And despite his disappointment this season, he has no doubts he made the right choice when he joined from RB Leipzig for £36m two summers ago.

“My answer to whether or not I made the right decision is to watch that first season,” he says. “I joined a team that was on the verge of winning four trophies. In the end we won two and were just one point away from winning the league and so close to the Champions League.

“My fame has grown as a result of being a Liverpool player. It was fantastic to experience. Even after the season we’ve had so far, what I went through in my first year is enough for me to say ‘yes, I made the right decision’.”