Champions League Final: Real Madrid's Aurélien Tchouaméni faces race against time to be fit for summit clash
Champions League Final: Real Madrid's Aurélien Tchouaméni faces race against time to be fit for summit clash
Real Madrid star midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni will face a race against time to be fit for the Champions League inLondon’siconic Wembley Stadium on June 1. The French midfielderwhohas played akeypart inReal’sprogression to thefinalhas suffered from a stress injury to his left foot and could be out for three weeks. If this is the case,Tchouaméni’sinvolvement in the final willhang in balancewith the Real facing Borussia Dortmund in the final.
Tchouaméni out for three weeks
"Following tests carried out today on our player Aurélien Tchouaméni by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a stress injury to his left foot,"the club saidin a statement.
The injury occurred duringReal’sdramatic 2-1 win over Bayer Munich onWednesdaywhere the hosts needed two goals in the final few minutes.Joselu’sbrace was the difference-maker as Real Madrid beat Bayern in thesemifinal second leg.
Tchouaméni’sinjury should not be ahugeissue for Real Madrid in their La Liga season as they have already won the league title. Lastweek’s3-0 win overCadizcoupled withGirona’swin overBarcelonasaw Real clinch their 36th league title. Itis expectedthat Tchouaméni willbe restedfor all their remaining matches in the La Liga season with capable deputies in the form of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos andcountrymanEduardo Camavinga.
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The team will now turn attention to the Champions League final on June 1 with them taking on another German sideBorussiaDortmund.Thiswill beDortmund’ssecond final at the iconic stadiumhavinglost to Bayern Munich in the 2013 showpiecewhileReal will play their second match at the venue and first time in a final.Real’sonlymatchat the Wembley Stadium was against Tottenham Hotspur in November 2017 when they lost 3-1. WembleyatthattimewasTottenham’sadopted homewithconstruction on their new stadium underway.