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The image is terrible and leaves us fearing the worst four and a half months before the Euro: Kingsley Coman seriously injured his knee this Saturday.
Bayern lost big this Saturday in Augsburg. Not on an accounting level but on a human level with the loss to injury in the first period of Kingsley Coman. During the action of young Aleksandar Pavlovic’s goal, the French striker, in a duel with an opponent, saw his left knee turn under the weight of his opponent.
It was supported by two members of the Bavarian medical staff, with a crestfallen expression and perceptible pain, that the will-o’-the-wisp had to leave the pitch, without being able to place his left foot on the ground. A very bad sign for Bayern and the Blues, who are certainly counting on the former Parisian and Turin player in the run-up to Euro 2024.
Three months of absence at least?
Under the leadership of Didier Deschamps, when he is at 100% of his means, Kingsley Coman can boast of having the status of a tricolor executive, in balance with Ousmane Dembélé to liven up the corridor dedicated to him. If the worst is confirmed – namely a feared ligament injury – then his pretensions to selection for the Euro will be over. A sprain will keep him away from the field for a good three months at least. A disaster.