Lucas Hernandez on the pool table.
Injured in the left knee during Euro 2020, the international tricolor (28 sel.) Had been replaced at half-time of the match against Portugal (2-2).
Present on the bench during the next meeting, in the round of 16, against Switzerland (3-3 ap, 4-5 tab), he did not come into play. And for good reason, this relatively serious glitch required actually a surgical procedure.
The Bayern player was operated "
successfully
", as reported by the German club.
It is a question of a "
tear of the meniscus
".
"
Hernandez will immediately begin his rehabilitation program
," says one simply on the side of Munich.
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Regularly hampered by knee pain in recent weeks, and especially at the start of preparation with the France team, Lucas Hernandez, 25, will therefore have to wait before attacking the preparation with his Bavarian teammates. “
We wish Lucas a speedy and full recovery. Our doctors are very satisfied with the course of the operation. It will be available again in a few weeks,
”said the sporting director of the German champions, Hasan Salihamidzic. In the meantime, Julian Nagelsmann will be able to rely in particular on Alphonso Davies on the left or Dayot Upamecano, in the axis.