Nightmare for Pedro Porro: long lay-off, misses Champions League | OneFootball

Thomas Frank revealed that Pedro Porro, former Sporting player, will not be available for the Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt and that he will face a four-week layoff due to a thigh muscle injury.

The full-back sustained the problem during the first half of the 2-2 draw against Burnley last Saturday, in a match valid for the 23rd round of the Premier League, and ended up being substituted at halftime by Destiny Udogie.

In the pre-match press conference held on Tuesday night at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, ahead of the eighth round of the Champions League group stage scheduled for Wednesday at 8:00 pm, the coach explained: “Pedro did not travel, unfortunately he picked up a hamstring injury, so he will be out for four weeks.”

Micky van de Ven also did not travel to Germany due to a “minor issue.” Thomas Frank indicated that the defender could be available for Sunday’s game against Manchester City. Thus, with other ineligible players, the team will be without 14 senior players for this decisive match, in which a victory guarantees qualification for the round of 16 of the prestigious competition.

This season, wearing the Tottenham shirt, Pedro Porro – valued at 40 million euros – has played 34 matches: one in the UEFA Super Cup, another in the FA Cup, 23 in the Premier League, seven in the Champions League, and two in the League Cup. In total, the Spanish full-back has accumulated 2,815 minutes, with four assists to his name, in addition to five appearances for the Spanish national team.

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