US EditionPSG's Barcola Out for Several Weeks with Ankle Injury
Barcola's severe ankle ligament damage will sideline him for weeks, possibly missing PSG's Champions League quarterfinals and France friendlies, after scoring 12 goals this season.
- Paris Saint-Germain said Wednesday that Barcola sustained severe ligament damage and will be 'unavailable in the coming weeks'.
- During the Champions League last-16 tie, Bradley Barcola sprained his right ankle against Chelsea and was removed from the match in the 59th minute.
- A key contributor this season, Barcola scored in the 3-0 away win that sent PSG into the quarterfinals, with 12 goals overall.
- PSG said Barcola will miss the trip to Nice on Saturday and will not join France national team for friendlies against Brazil and Colombia.
- The injury raises doubt over Bradley Barcola’s availability for the Champions League quarterfinals next month, with PSG returning on April 3 against Toulouse and the first leg the following week.
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PSG winger Bradley Barcola faces several weeks out with ankle sprain
Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola faces several weeks out after spraining his right ankle against Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League.
PSG's wingman Bradley Barcola, who scored against Chelsea on Tuesday, March 17 (3-0), was "a victim of a severe ligamentary sprain of the right ankle" and "will be unavailable in the coming weeks," the club announced this Wednesday. In full shape in recent times with a goal also at the all-round game, Barcola had been released in the second half Tuesday, griming. Its unavailability is a hard blow for the PSG a few weeks from its quarter final of…
The Parisian wingman should be unavailable for 3 or 4 weeks and could thus miss the quarter finals of the Champions League. He had been replaced at the 59th minute against Chelsea on Tuesday night.
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