It happens even in the best families … especially in the best families. Several great teams in the world suffer from the same epidemic: injuries.
Although teams like Manchester City (Ake), Atlético (Costa) or Juventus have managed to make the move, others have really had a hard time seeing their figures in the infirmary.
It so happens that English and Spanish teams and even the Champions League champion have fallen into this bad run of physical problems, which does not give truce. Some cases that were complex have already been improving, but just when that happens, someone else falls.
We review the main cases:
Liverpool
One of the teams hardest hit by physical problems is the Premier League co-leader. He currently has stellar defender Virgil van Dijk in the infirmary due to a cruciate ligament injury; Jose Gómez, seriously injured in the patellar tendon; Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, for a knee injury; James Milner and Alisson Becker, apparently with muscle problems and no probable date of return. The only good news is the discharge of Alexander-Arnold.
He speaks well of the squad that remains at the top in Pemier and in the Champions League despite having such sensitive losses, and clearly of Klopp and his talent for not giving advantages.
Bayern Munich
The European champion has been lucky with many of his figures, but has two very sensitive casualties; Kimmich, for a serious meniscus problem, and Alphonso Davies, with torn ankle ligaments. The first will not have more action this year, the second is expected by the middle of this month of December.
FC Barcelona
Lionel Messi’s team has ‘in dry dock’ Fati (mensico, operated), Piqué (knee) and Umtiti (knee, close to return). Fortunately, Lenglet was not a scare, and Coutinho is already back. But coach Ronaldo Koeman has found himself in trouble.
Real Madrid
They have been improving and he has already returned, for example, Karim Benzema. But he is back, as is sadly usual, in the medical department the Belgian Eden Hazard, with a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of the right thigh, and Sergio Ramos, due to an injury to the biceps femoris in the right leg. Odriozola is another important case.
Manchester United
Goalkeeper David de Gea has already recovered and Alex Telles was nothing more than a scare. Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay are back and that’s good.
But Anthony Martial was absent due to illness and Luke Shaw has been out of action with a hamstring problem.
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