Thomas Lemar, midfielder Atlético de Madrid, There is a tear in the Achilles tendon As confirmed by tests carried out this Sunday after he suffered an injury in the 40th minute of the match against Valencia on Saturday, which required surgery, the red and white club reported. He will be away from the field for 5-6 months.Until 2024, based on the normal recovery time for this condition.
“Thomas Lemar had to make a change in the match we played against Valencia CF at the Mestalla. After the examinations on the French player, the report submitted by the club’s medical services revealed that he had a tear in his right Achilles tendon and “He will need surgery”Atletico made the announcement in a statement this afternoon.
“Very strong Thom, we wish you a speedy recovery!”The club added that it had not specified the recovery time such an injury would require, which would normally range from five to six months depending on the situation.
This Saturday, at the 40th minute and 18th second of the match played at Mestalla, after Atlético’s attack, Rodrigo Riquelme took a corner from the right wing and pumped it to the far post. Lemar headed to center and fell to the ground in a “bad position”, As reflected in the medical report of the Rojiblanco club. The game continued oblivious to the fact that the France international was lying on the ground. After the action, he was treated on the grass.
The painful gestures made by the French midfielder, who was treated for a minute on the field by Atlético de Madrid’s doctor Óscar Celada, with his hands on his head, revealed the importance of the injury. Even more so when the doctor asks the stretcher to take the player off the field. With a blanket, your hands on your face, With the applause of the Mestalla peopleLemar headed to the locker room for the first examination.
From that moment on, according to the report on the official channels of the red-white club, the medical services of the red-white club were in fear “severe Achilles tendon injury“In the absence of tests that would confirm the footballer’s definitive diagnosis, this is known on Sunday and will leave Simeone without Lemar until at least next February, with the prognosis being generally faster if his recovery takes only four months.
This period would rule him out of the entire group stage of the Champions League, 21 League matches, most rounds of the Spanish Super Cup and the Copa del Rey.
This season, Lemar has been in the starting 11 in the current three matches. Diego Simeone (He was absent from the duel against Rayo Vallecano due to a muscle ailment) and for six seasons, with the exception of certain moments, he almost always occupied an important position in the coach’s selection, either as a starter or as a resource from the bench. red and white club.
The 27-year-old French national player played with the Madrid team in 178 of 195 matches, 112 of which were in the starting five, with 10 goals and 19 assists. Lemar played in 32 matches last season, with 1 goal and 3 assists in 21 starts. In the last league win by Atlético, he was one of the men who formed the coach’s typical midfield, along with Marcos Llorente and Koke Resurrección.