Monday, May 10, 2021
Not a “simple injury”
EM concern for Bayern star Goretzka
Bad news for national coach Joachim Löw: Bayern’s national player Leon Goretzka apparently tore a muscle fiber against Borussia Mönchengladbach. His season is over. It is unclear whether he will be fit by the first European Championship game against France.
For national player Leon Goretzka, the season at FC Bayern ended prematurely, according to a report by “Kicker”, and the start of the European Championship may be in acute danger. The 26-year-old has torn a muscle fiber in his back thigh. It will be a race against time, so that Goretzka will be fit in time for the first game of the national team at the European Football Championship against France on June 15, it is said from Munich, writes the “kicker”. The report said it was “not a simple injury”. So far there is no information about the injury from Bayern.
The Munich team had made their ninth championship in a row perfect on Saturday. Goretzka was substituted on after an hour in Bayern’s spectacular 6-0 win against Borussia Mönchengladbach, and only ten minutes later he left the pitch in a bad state. Goretzka is not only a key figure for the German record champions, but also in the team of national coach Joachim Löw.
However, the quality in the central German midfield is particularly high. Joshua Kimmich is placed on the six, in front of that, on the eight, Goretzka duels Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos and the form-strong İlkay Gündoğan from Manchester City for a place in the first eleven. Chelsea’s Kai Havertz is also involved. Recently, however, the Bayern star was almost always set. He gives the game a special component. He is less of a strategist than Kroos and Gündogan and less of a playmaker than Havertz, but he brings an incredible physique to the game. At FC Bayern, this has worked impressively on Kimmich’s side.
The midfielder was last placed at Loew. The selection of the German Football Association (DFB) will move into their training camp in Seefeld / Tyrol on May 25th. Before the EM, the international matches against Denmark (June 2) in Innsbruck and five days later against Latvia in Düsseldorf are on the program. Löw is expected to announce the roster for his last tournament on May 19th.
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