Bayern found a solution to avoid injuries.

2025-11-20 19:43 © scanpix

Last season, plagued by injuries, Munich's Bayern has taken an extraordinary decision this year.

During training, players of the Bundesliga club were noticed with small bandages on their ear nipples.

It later became clear that this season, the club staff takes blood from their ear nipples before and after training to carefully monitor key indicators.

Specialists check the levels of creatine kinase (CK) and lactate. If these indicators are elevated, the player's workload is immediately reduced to prevent injury.

This method was previously used by coach Vincent Kompany with other teams he has trained.