Benjamin Henrichs will be out for several months after suffering an Achilles tendon rupture in his right foot during Friday's 5-1 loss at Bayern Munich, his club RB Leipzig said on Saturday.

RB Leipzig and Germany defender Benjamin Henrichs is set to miss the rest of the season as his club confirmed on Saturday that he has ruptured his Achilles tendon. Full back Henrichs suffered the injury away from the ball in the dying seconds of Friday's 5-1 Bundesliga defeat at Bayern Munich.

Bayern Munich delivered. The Rekordmeister not only beat RB Leipzig but dismantled them. Although Leipzig was able to respond quickly when Jamal Musiala gave Bayern the lead with the first attack with a goal by Benjamin Sesko, the Red Bulls had zero response to what came next.

In their last game of 2024, Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig lock horns at the Allianz Arena on Friday night. As kick-off approaches, the lineups for both teams have been confirmed and can be found

Bayern lead the way in the top flight with 33 points after 14 matchweeks, but they lost for the first time in the league when they were beaten 2-1 by Mainz 05 on December 14, while Die Roten Bullen are fourth with 27 points and defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on December 15 in the Bundesliga.