Zubimendi will not play in Spain’s friendly match against Egypt because he felt pain in his right knee and will return to the club to avoid any risk and protect his health, the Spanish Football Association announced.
Today, Piero Hincapié also withdrew from the Ecuador national team for tomorrow’s friendly match against the Netherlands. He played 72 minutes against Morocco (1:1) on Friday, and his national team announced that he will now return to the club to begin the recovery process after medical examinations.
Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice left the England squad on Saturday and will return to Arsenal for a “medical assessment”, meaning they will miss Tuesday’s friendly against Japan. It followed the withdrawal of Noni Madueke, who collided with Rodrigo Aguirre in the 38th minute of Friday’s 1-1 draw at Wembley against Uruguay.
He continued to play, but was soon substituted and left the stadium wearing a leg brace. At the beginning of the gathering, Eberechi Eze left the England national team and will be out for at least a month due to a calf injury.
Also, at the beginning of the break, William Saliba (France), Gabriel (Brazil), Leandro Trossard (Belgium) and Jurien Timber (Netherlands) dropped out of the national team. Apart from those ten players, Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard is out for more than a month, while Mikel Merino will be out for several months due to a foot injury.
After the break, on April 4, Arsenal will visit second-tier Southampton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, and three days later in Lisbon against Sporting, in the first quarter-final match of the Champions League. Arsenal will continue their fight for the Premier League title on April 11 at home against Bournemouth. After 31 games, Arsenal is the leader with 70 points, nine more and a game more than second-placed Manchester City, reports Index.hr.
(Vijesti.ba)
