Alphonso Davies has been named to Bayern MunichB次元官网网址檚 starting 11 for its Champions League quarterfinal Wednesday against SpainB次元官网网址檚 Villarreal, marking the Canadian starB次元官网网址檚 first match since being diagnosed with a heart condition.
Davies hadnB次元官网网址檛 played since Dec. 17 after developing symptoms of myocarditis, a mild heart condition, following a bout of COVID-19.
The illness kept the 21-year-old from Edmonton out of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 final six CONCACAF World Cup qualifying matches. Canada went 4-2-0 over that span to qualify for the marquee tournament for the first time since 1986.
Davies, recently named the CONCACAF menB次元官网网址檚 player of the year, appeared in seven games for Canada in the final round of World Cup qualifying.
The team 3-0-4 record over those games including a 4-1 win over Panama that featured a highlight-reel goal by Davies.
Bayern said Jan. 5 that Davies had joined a lengthy list of players who had tested positive for COVID, adding the speedy fullback was well and self-isolating at home.
Davies was back training a week later, but his return was put on hold with Bayern reporting Jan. 14 that tests showed the Canadian was suffering from signs of myocarditis.
It is a mild, temporary condition in the vast majority of cases, according to experts.
DaviesB次元官网网址� myocarditis was detected in the followup examination that all players who have had COVID undergo.
Bayern currently tops the Bundesliga standings. After WednesdayB次元官网网址檚 first quarterfinal leg in Villarreal, the teams will beet again Tuesday in Munich.
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