Spain and Barcelona star Bonmati ruled out for months with leg fracture

Three-time Ballon D’Or victor sustains wounded portion grooming with Spain earlier women’s Nations League last 2nd leg.

Barcelona women’s prima subordinate Aitana Bonmati is acceptable to beryllium sidelined for respective months aft suffering a limb fracture successful grooming with the Spanish nationalist team.

The three-time Ballon d’Or winner volition miss Tuesday’s women’s Nations League last 2nd limb against Germany and respective matches for her nine successful the weeks ahead.

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Catalan media said Bonmati would beryllium sidelined for “a minimum of 2 months” arsenic she heals from the wounded sustained connected Sunday, which could emergence if she requires surgery.

The Spanish shot federation said Bonmati finished the greeting grooming league “in symptom aft a atrocious landing” during an accidental fall, earlier diagnosing her with “a fracture successful her near fibula”.

“The subordinate volition instrumentality to Barcelona and her nine to statesman her betterment period,” it added.

Bonmati started for Spain connected Friday successful a 0-0 gully against Germany successful the archetypal limb of the Nations League final.

She is acceptable to miss upcoming Champions League games against Benfica and Paris FC successful December, arsenic good arsenic the Spanish Super Cup successful January and assorted Liga F matches.

Barca pb the league by six points up of Real Sociedad, portion they are associated apical of the Champions League league signifier array with French giants Lyon.

The fracture comes aft a standout twelvemonth for the 27-year-old, who became the archetypal subordinate to triumph the Women’s Ballon d’Or 3 times, helped Barcelona unafraid a home treble, and reached the Euro 2025 last with Spain – albeit to suffer connected penalties to England.

Spain manager Sonia Bermudez said connected Monday that it volition beryllium a “huge loss” arsenic Spain prepares to play successful the 2nd limb of the Nations League final.

“Yesterday the temper was a spot down due to the fact that it’s hard erstwhile a teammate is injured. We anticipation she recovers arsenic soon arsenic possible,” she said.

“The squad is good and knows they’ll person each the enactment successful the world. We privation to dedicate the triumph to those who are injured. Aitana wanted to beryllium successful the last with us, but we person to prioritize the players’ health.”

Spain skipper Irene Paredes besides lamented Bonmati’s injury.

“Absences similar Aitana’s propulsion you disconnected due to the fact that cipher likes to spot a teammate getting injured and suffering,” she said.

“But we’re going to determination forward, we person different players and everyone is susceptible of contributing.”