Very bad news for the French football team came from Italy. Injured in a thigh Tuesday evening with AC Milan, Mike Maignan could be absent for a while.
The Champions League resumed on Tuesday evening. And to open the group stage, AC Milan hosted Newcastle (0-0). A goalless draw between the two teams playing in the same group as Paris Saint-Germain, even if the Milanese pushed hard to try to win at home. If they therefore let two points slip away, the locals will especially deplore the injury exit for Mike Maignan.
Hit in the left thigh, the French international was unable to finish the match and was replaced in the 81st minute of play. There was great fear at the start since an injury to the left calf was mentioned. Already injured there twice in the past, Maignan was notably deprived of the 2022 World Cup because of this, he who had also missed thirty-one matches, in all competitions.
Waiting for exams
But it is therefore the left thigh which is the cause this time. While waiting for the result of the exams that the Rossonero goalkeeper will take, fear is necessarily growing on the side of the France team, especially as a qualifying match for Euro 2024 is looming on October 13 against the Netherlands. Down. If the Blues are already almost assured of obtaining their ticket for the competition thanks to their five successes in as many matches in their group B, the duration of Mike Maignan’s absence raises questions.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli wanted to be reassuring on Tuesday evening after the match, evoking a simple “ small tip » behind the thigh, on the side of the flexor muscles. It therefore remains to be known the exact nature of the pain and the duration of the player’s unavailability. AC Milan and the France team are keeping their fingers crossed.
