<p>Bayern Munich have suspended forward Sadio Mane for one game following an altercation with Leroy Sane after this week's Champions League loss to Man City, the club announced Thursday.</p>.<p>Newspaper Bild reported former City winger Sane was hit in the face by the Senegal attacker, suffering a cut lip after Tuesday's loss.</p>.<p>"Sadio Mane, 31, will not be in the FC Bayern squad for the home game against 1899 Hoffenheim next Saturday," Bayern said.</p>.<p>"The reason is misconduct by Mane after FC Bayern's Champions League game at Manchester City.</p>.<p>"In addition, Mane will receive a fine," they added.</p>.<p>The one-match suspension means Mane will be available for manager Thomas Tuchel in Wednesday's return leg against Manchester City in Munich.</p>.<p>Bild reported the clash started in the dying stages of Bayern's loss in Manchester, with footage showing the two arguing on the pitch.</p>.<p>Mane has endured a frustrating time since joining the German champions from Liverpool in the summer of 2022.</p>.<p>Signed as a replacement for the departing Robert Lewandowski, the Champions League winner has scored 11 times in 32 matches for Bayern.</p>.<p>The two-time African Player of the Year scored six goals in his first seven matches in all competitions for Bayern, but has not scored since October.</p>.<p>Mane has also had six goals ruled out for offside so far this season for Bayern, a Bundesliga record.</p>.<p>Mane suffered a leg injury while playing for Bayern against Werder Bremen in November which kept him out of Senegal's Qatar World Cup campaign and he missed nine club matches.</p>.<p>After Bayern's German Cup exit at the hands of Freiburg in early April, a smiling Mane told reporters "soon, I promise you" after he was asked when he would return to the spectacular form he displayed with Liverpool.</p>.<p>Mane was given his first start under Tuchel, who replaced the sacked Julian Nagelsmann last month, in Saturday's 1-0 league win at Freiburg, missing several chances to score.</p>.<p>Before the incident, Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn acknowledged Mane's struggles, putting it down to the former Southampton striker having "a lot of competition" for starting spots.</p>.<p>"He doesn't know that (from Liverpool) and is perhaps not used to it."</p>.<p>"He's still looking for himself."</p>.<p>Bayern declined media requests to comment on the altercation.</p>.<p>Mane and Sane were seen on the training pitch early on Thursday, hours before the suspension was announced.</p>.<p>The loss was Bayern's biggest Champions League defeat since 2017 and one of the club's most devastating defeats in Champions League history.</p>.<p>Despite Mane being available, the six-time European champions now have little hope of turning over the deficit in next Wednesday's return leg in Munich to make it to the semi-finals.</p>
<p>Bayern Munich have suspended forward Sadio Mane for one game following an altercation with Leroy Sane after this week's Champions League loss to Man City, the club announced Thursday.</p>.<p>Newspaper Bild reported former City winger Sane was hit in the face by the Senegal attacker, suffering a cut lip after Tuesday's loss.</p>.<p>"Sadio Mane, 31, will not be in the FC Bayern squad for the home game against 1899 Hoffenheim next Saturday," Bayern said.</p>.<p>"The reason is misconduct by Mane after FC Bayern's Champions League game at Manchester City.</p>.<p>"In addition, Mane will receive a fine," they added.</p>.<p>The one-match suspension means Mane will be available for manager Thomas Tuchel in Wednesday's return leg against Manchester City in Munich.</p>.<p>Bild reported the clash started in the dying stages of Bayern's loss in Manchester, with footage showing the two arguing on the pitch.</p>.<p>Mane has endured a frustrating time since joining the German champions from Liverpool in the summer of 2022.</p>.<p>Signed as a replacement for the departing Robert Lewandowski, the Champions League winner has scored 11 times in 32 matches for Bayern.</p>.<p>The two-time African Player of the Year scored six goals in his first seven matches in all competitions for Bayern, but has not scored since October.</p>.<p>Mane has also had six goals ruled out for offside so far this season for Bayern, a Bundesliga record.</p>.<p>Mane suffered a leg injury while playing for Bayern against Werder Bremen in November which kept him out of Senegal's Qatar World Cup campaign and he missed nine club matches.</p>.<p>After Bayern's German Cup exit at the hands of Freiburg in early April, a smiling Mane told reporters "soon, I promise you" after he was asked when he would return to the spectacular form he displayed with Liverpool.</p>.<p>Mane was given his first start under Tuchel, who replaced the sacked Julian Nagelsmann last month, in Saturday's 1-0 league win at Freiburg, missing several chances to score.</p>.<p>Before the incident, Bayern chief executive Oliver Kahn acknowledged Mane's struggles, putting it down to the former Southampton striker having "a lot of competition" for starting spots.</p>.<p>"He doesn't know that (from Liverpool) and is perhaps not used to it."</p>.<p>"He's still looking for himself."</p>.<p>Bayern declined media requests to comment on the altercation.</p>.<p>Mane and Sane were seen on the training pitch early on Thursday, hours before the suspension was announced.</p>.<p>The loss was Bayern's biggest Champions League defeat since 2017 and one of the club's most devastating defeats in Champions League history.</p>.<p>Despite Mane being available, the six-time European champions now have little hope of turning over the deficit in next Wednesday's return leg in Munich to make it to the semi-finals.</p>