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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Mehdi Benatia of Bayern Muenchen walks off the pitch after being shown the red card during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Manchester City and FC Bayern Muenchen at the Etihad Stadium on November 25, 2014 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Mehdi Benatia of Bayern Muenchen walks off the pitch after being shown the red card during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Manchester City and FC Bayern Muenchen at the Etihad Stadium on November 25, 2014 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Medhi Benatia Injury: Updates on Bayern Munich Centre-Back's Status and Return

Rory MarsdenApr 8, 2015

Bayern Munich centre-back Medhi Benatia was forced off with a thigh injury in the first half of the DFB-Pokal semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen on April 8, but returned against Dortmund on April 28.

Continue for updates.  

Benatia Returns vs. Dortmund

Tuesday, April 28

Bayern's official Twitter feed reported that Benatia will start against Borussia Dortmund.

Benatia Forced Off Early Against Leverkusen

Wednesday, April 8

Benatia left the pitch with what appeared to be a hamstring injury, heading straight for the tunnel at the BayArena.

He was replaced by Sebastian Rode 12 minutes before the break, per the Bundesliga's official Twitter account:

As Bundesliga writer Cristian Nyari notes, the defender's injury adds to Bayern's ever-growing list of absentees, with Arjen Robben one of many others also out:

Bayern have key Champions League fixtures coming up, and will hope to still be in the competition by the time Benatia returns.

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