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Bleedin' hell

Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller suffers nasty eye injury during Eintracht Frankfurt draw… and still manages to play on

81-cap Germany international left with blood pouring from his head during Bundesliga showdown, but bravely battled on

BAYERN MUNICH star Thomas Muller suffered a horror gash to his right eye during his side's frustrating draw with Eintracht Frankfurt... yet carried on playing.

The German ace, 27, clashed with Chelsea's on-loan defender Michael Hector, seemingly being caught by the Blues man's elbow.

Thomas Muller was caught in the right eye by Eintracht's Michael Hector
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Thomas Muller was caught in the right eye by Eintracht's Michael HectorCredit: Getty Images

Muller was left on the ground, with blood gushing from his eye, running down his face as he lay writhing in pain.


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The forward was eventually patched up via butterfly stitches as Carlo Ancelotti and Co battled to get their hands on all three points.

Ultimately the Bundesliga giants were forced to settle for a frustrating point, finishing the match 2-2, despite playing against ten men.

Thomas Muller crashed to the ground with blood gushing from his eye
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Thomas Muller crashed to the ground with blood gushing from his eyeCredit: EPA
Thomas Muller was left with blood streaming down his face after clash
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Thomas Muller was left with blood streaming down his face after clashCredit: Reuters
Bayern Munich ace Thomas Muller required treatment to stop the bleeding
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Bayern Munich ace Thomas Muller required treatment to stop the bleedingCredit: Reuters

It was an exasperating afternoon for Ancelotti's side having TWICE let a lead slip - as Bayern's form has taken a nosedive by their standards recently.

Having got off to a perfect start under the Italian chief, the German giants how now draw two Bundesliga games in a row, following a 1-1 home slip up against Koln.

Bayern Munich's medical team used butterfly stitches to fix the gash
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Bayern Munich's medical team used butterfly stitches to fix the gashCredit: EPA
Thomas Muller sports a nasty cut above his right eye following Michael Hector clash
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Thomas Muller sports a nasty cut above his right eye following Michael Hector clashCredit: Reuters

On top of that, Bayern also lost their last Champions League match 1-0 against Atletico Madrid.

Munich are currently top of the Bundesliga with 17 points from their first seven games, just two points ahead of Koln, three ahead of Hertha Berlin and four in front of main rivals Borussia Dortmund.

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