US EditionBarcelona's Aitana Bonmati Out at Least 3 Months with Broken Leg
Aitana Bonmatí will miss at least three months after fracturing her fibula in Spain training; surgery is scheduled in Barcelona, sidelining her for club and international matches.
- During Spain training on Sunday, Aitana Bonmatí fractured the fibula in her left leg and returned immediately to Barcelona for injury assessment.
- Tests carried out on Monday revealed that surgery would be required on the fibula, and Barcelona said she will undergo the operation Tuesday in Barcelona.
- Dr. Antoni Dalmau will lead surgery Tuesday at Barcelona Hospital, with sources telling ESPN Bonmatí will be out for a minimum of three months.
- With Bonmatí unavailable, Barcelona must rely on youngsters like Vicky López as Spain face Germany in the UEFA Women's Nations League final at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Madrid, with Patri Guijarro out until the New Year and Kika Nazareth sidelined for at least three weeks.
- Bonmatí's absence removes a key contributor as she totaled six goals and three assists through 15 appearances this season for Barcelona atop Liga F with five more games before year-end.
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FC Barcelona expects footballer Aitana Bonmatí to be sidelined for approximately five months. The midfielder and three-time Ballon d'Or winner has undergone surgery on her left fibula, the club announced.
Barcelona's Bonmati out for five months after leg surgery
Dec 2 : Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati is expected to be out of action for around five months after the three-time Ballon d'Or winner underwent surgery on her fractured left fibula, the LaLiga club said on Tuesday.Bonmati suffered the injury during training with the Spanish national team on Sun
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Spain great Aitana Bonmatí out for five months after surgery on broken leg
Barcelona says three-time Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí will be out of action for about five months after successfully undergoing surgery on her fractured leg on Tuesday.
Aitana Bonmati will be five months off after being operated this Tuesday from the left fibula that was fractured this Sunday in a training with the Spanish team. The three times and current Golden Ball, primordial in the game and center of the Barcelona field, will be lost practically the entire season, although it could reappear in May — the final of the Champions will be on the 23rd of that month in Oslo — if the deadlines estimated by the med…
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