Thomas Lemar ruptures his Achilles tendon

Thomas Lemarmidfielder Atlético de Madridis broken right Achilles tendontests confirmed this Sunday, after he was injured in the 40th minute of Saturday’s match against Valenciawith which he will have to undergo surgery, as reported by the rojiblanco club, so he will be out for between five and six months, until in 2024, according to the usual recovery period for this disease.

“Thomas Lemar had to be substituted in the match we played at the Mestalla against Valencia CF. After the tests carried out on the French player, the report offered by the club’s medical service shows that he has ruptured the right Achilles tendon and will undergo surgery.” , Atlético announced in a statement early this afternoon.

“Lots of strength Thom, we wish you a speedy recovery!”, the club added, but did not specify what recovery period such an injury would require, which normally ranges between five and six months, depending on the case.

This Saturday in the 40th minute and 18 seconds of the match in Mestallaafter a corner from the right corner of Atlético’s attack by Rodrigo Riquelme, he pumped at the far post, Lemar moved towards the center and fell to the ground “in a bad position”, as reflected in the Rojiblanco club’s medical report. The game continued, oblivious to the fact that the French international remained lying on the ground. Later, after the action, he was treated on the lawn.

The scene, the painful gestures of the French midfielder, with his hands on his head, while he was helping him for a minute on the field Oscar Celada, Atlético de Madrid’s doctor, revealed the importance of the injury. Even more, when the doctor required a stretcher to remove the player from the field. With a blanket, with his hands on his face, with the applause of the audience at the Mestalla, Lemar went to the dressing room for the first examination.

From that moment, the medical services of the red and white club, according to the entity’s report on its official channels, feared a “severe injury to the Achilles tendon” of the footballer, in the absence of tests that would confirm the final diagnosis. known this Sunday and that leaves Simeone without Lemar until at least next February, in case his recovery takes just four months, which is the quickest estimate overall.

That period of time would leave him out of the entire group stage Champions League plus 21 League games plus the Spanish Super Cup plus most rounds of the Copa del Rey.

This season, Lemar has started in three available games Diego Simeone (she missed the duel against Rayo Vallecano due to muscle discomfort) and almost always occupied an important place in the selection of the coach, either as a starter or as an assistant from the bench, except for certain moments, during six seasons in the red and white club.

In total, the 27-year-old French national team member played 178 matches out of 195 available, of which 112 as a starter, in the Madrid team, with ten goals and nineteen assists. Last season, Lemar played 32 games, 21 starts, with one goal and three assists. In the last Liga that Atlético won, he was one of the men who made up the coach’s typical midfield, along with Marcos Llorente and Koke Resurrección.