A lengthy spell on the sidelines for Gwinn could not have come at a worse time for FC Bayern. The Munich side are still in the hunt in all three competitions. Although the Bundesliga crown is virtually theirs, they must first overcome formidable FC Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals. On 14 May, the Bayern women will then face their biggest domestic rival, Wolfsburg, in the cup final.
Gwinn has already been set back by several injuries, some of them serious, during her career. She has torn her cruciate ligament twice, and at last summer’s European Championship, her campaign was over after just the first match. During a last-ditch tackle in the opening match against Poland, she sustained a medial ligament injury in her knee and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
Despite that, the DFB side still reached the semi-finals after a mixed group stage and a thrilling quarter-final win over France, only to see Aitana Bonmati’s extra-time strike for Spain end their title hopes.