He Atlético de Madrid hurries into the final days of the 23/24 season, with the odd feeling that perhaps not enough to fulfill one’s role, having passed by finishing in the top four in the table to go into the next Champions League. Under the impression that it would have been better, that he lacked a little bit of strength, maybe a little bit of luck, definitely defensive security, to do something really good in the finals of Copa del Rey or in the decisive part of Champions.
He Athletic visit San Sebastian this coming weekend, with nothing at stake beyond the honor of wearing the red and white. But for some football players from the Colchonero team, this is a game that could be important.
Specifically for Thomas Lemar, because if he has a minute it means a lot to him, to feel like a player again. The Frenchman was injured on September 16, 2023, at Mestallawhen he broke his heel Achilles. All season he played just 167 minutes in three games. Until that unfortunate afternoon in Valencia, the Frenchman had started in the three matches he had played, in three of the first four days of the competition. In total, this season he missed 50 games the entire season (ten of Championsfive in Copa del Reyone of Super Cup and 34 of The league). Actually another one if we add the last weekend match Osasunawhere he was finally on the bench but didn’t get any minutes.
Not that the Frenchman doesn’t know what injuries taste like, before this one he had 13 others in Atlético de Madrid, but not that long. The most complicated for him were three muscle injuries (two in 21/22) and another in 19/20, during which he did not miss a month of competition. But beyond that, never has something been as serious and as long-lasting as it has been this season Mestalla.
MINUTES BEFORE THE ROYAL SOCIETY
That’s why it’s a good detail for him, especially thinking about the upcoming season, to be able to compete even for a few minutes, against Real societyin the game next Saturday, May 25 at Anoeta. It’s hard to find photos and pictures of the game of the Frenchman’s current campaign, but of the few he left behind, surprisingly there are some from the game before the Real society. And he was one of the preseason rivals for the mattress team.
Source: La Verdad
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