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AS Monaco Striker to miss Champions League playoff
By Staff Writer - August 7, 2016
Radamel Falcao Photo: Puma AG
Radamel Falcao will be out several weeks with a thigh injury after being hurt in Monaco’s Champions League qualifying tie against Fenerbahçe in which he scored two of three goals for Monaco.
This latest setback will mean that the expensive striker will miss the Champions League playoff round held with Villarreal, due to take place on August 17 and Aug 23, with the winners going onto the Champions League group phase, espn.com reports.
The Colombian striker, back in Monaco colours after frustrating loan spells with Manchester United and Chelsea, created Monaco’s opening goal and scored their second in a 3-1 win on Tuesday night, helping them through to the play-off round.
But he was forced off at half-time with a muscle injury and on Friday AS Monaco confirmed that the 30-year-old is set for another spell out.
“Radamel Falcao suffered a muscle injury in his left thigh in the last match which will require treatment, rest and rehabilitation over several weeks,’’ the club said on their website.
Monaco paid a club record €60 million to sign Falcao in 2013, but his first season was decimated by a knee ligament injury.
He spent each of the next two seasons on loan in the Premier League, but struggled to make a mark with United and Chelsea as he looked a shadow of his former self.
His preseason form with Monaco this summer had been encouraging prior to this latest setback.
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Former Monaco striker Anthony Martial has been selected to play for France in two friendly matches, against Wales on November 10 and Germany on November 14. He will be joined in the squad by another star ex-Monaco forward, Kylian Mbappe, who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain.
Both Thomas Lemar and Djibril Sidibé are injured, meaning that no current Monaco player has been picked to represent France.
Lemar suffered a sprained right shoulder in the away game against Besiktas, on Wednesday night, which will mean an absence for the midfielder of three or four weeks from the Monaco squad.
Lemar’s injury could also mean that he won’t be able to play in the important game against Paris Saint-Germain on November 26.
Meanwhile, Monaco coach said Leonardo Jardim after the Champions League 1-1 draw with Besiktas that he had mixed emotions after the game: “I have two distinct emotions. I'm sad about the result but very pleased with the team's attitude.”
He also posted on the club’s Twitter account, “We played very well, we squeezed the opponent and created opportunities. The players used a lot of energy tonight and pushed themselves to the limit. That is our philosophy.”
The team also shared on Facebook Thursday that Senegalese forward Keita Baldé Diao, who signed with AS Monaco for €30million this summer, has been nominated by the Confederation of African Football for the African Player of the Year 2017. The winner will be announced on January 4, 2018.
