Bayern's Alaba escapes ligament damage


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bayern Munich Training - Rottach-Egern, Germany - August 3, 2018 Bayern Munich's David Alaba during training REUTERS/Michael Dalder

(Reuters) - Bayern Munich defender David Alaba suffered a bruised knee bone in Sunday's 5-0 German Supercup win over Eintracht Frankfurt with scans ruling out ligament damage, the Bundesliga club said on Monday.

Austria left back Alaba sustained the injury to his left knee in a collision with Frankfurt defender Danny Da Costa late in the match.

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