Two collapses in four days - what's happening to Musiala?

After coming on as a second-half substitute during Bayern Munich's pre-season friendly with Heidenheim on Tuesday, Jamal Musiala lasted just eight minutes before collapsing for the second time in four days. In scenes very similar to the incident against RB Leipzig on Saturday, the 23-year-old was comforted by team-mates including England captain Harry Kane. Musiala has since revealed he is experiencing "easily treatable absence seizures", stemming from a type of "neurological dysfunction".

But what are absence seizures and are they likely to affect the Germany attacker's career going forward? Bayern have confirmed there were signs of Musiala's condition before the World Cup, but they had yet to affect him playing football. Speaking to Sky Sports, honorary president Uli Hoeness said: "We have been aware of the problems for some time.

But last weekend against Leipzig was the first time it happened on the pitch and was visible to everyone. "We thought that if it didn't happen again so quickly, the medication he is taking would help. But when it happened again four days later, in the same way, I was stunned." Many supporters questioned the decision to play Musiala so soon after he fainted on Saturday.

But Bayern officials have moved quickly to assure supporters the German international had been cleared to play on Tuesday by medical experts . "We've already taken precautions," added Hoeness. "The doctors treating him, the neurologists and specialists, have provided us with written confirmation - because this was absolutely essential for us - that, in their view, there are no concerns regarding Jamal taking part in high-performance sport.

"Without that, we would have been acting negligently. Since we've had this written confirmation, we've been sleeping a little more soundly. "But I must say, I'm rarely at a loss for words or without a clear solution.

We'll have to feel our way through this new situation first." Following his collapse on Tuesday, Musiala posted a statement on Instagram, where he said the seizures have become part of his everyday life. Absence seizures are a type of generalised seizure that commonly affect children and young adults. There are two types of absence seizures: typical and atypical.