Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmatti was absent from the Spanish team’s squad that will face Germany on Tuesday in the second leg of the UEFA Nations League final at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, due to a fracture in his left fibula, the Spanish Football Federation said tonight.
As explained by the Fed, the Catalan player, three-time Ballon d’Or winner, finished Sunday’s preparatory session at the Las Rozas Football Stadium (Madrid) in pain after a poor support in a chance action. After undergoing examinations by the medical services of the Spanish Football Federation, she was diagnosed with a fracture of the left fibula, which is why she left her position in Las Rozas to begin her recovery period.
Aitana Bonmatti, born in San Pedro de Ribas, is one of the key players for Barcelona and the Spanish team. She scored Spain’s victory over Germany in the semi-final of the last European Championship in Switzerland. In the first leg of the UEFA Nations League final, she was substituted in the 77th minute by Real Madrid’s Athena del Castillo. The match ended in a goalless draw, and the final match, in which Sonia Bermudez’s team will try to retain the title, will be decided at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, starting at 6:30 p.m.