Christopher Nkunku, doubt for the match between Leipzig and Manchester City. Panoamic
The French striker may have to give up on the shock of the round of 16 of the C1 against the English club.
Four days after his return to the field, Christopher Nkunku is uncertain to play in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Wednesday evening against Manchester City, Leipzig coach Marco Rose announced at a press conference on Tuesday.
«+Cristo+ was only able to participate in part of the training, because he already reacted muscularly, after the workload he had against Wolfsburg», I explained Marco Rose.
«It was clear to us that he couldn’t start the game against City. Now we’ll have to see how these issues evolve, and see if he can just be with us tomorrow. It’s our wish, but we don’t want to take any risks, because we still have plenty of other matches.“, added the technician.
Top scorer in the Bundesliga at the time of the winter break, Christopher Nkunku was deprived of the World Cup-2022 after a tear in the external ligament of the left knee, on the eve of flying to Doha with the France team.
After three months of absence, he made his comeback on Saturday on the lawn of Wolfsburg, entering in place of the Portuguese André Silva in the 69th minute of this match won by RB Leipzig (3-0).
In about twenty minutes, the French international created a big opportunity and delivered a decisive pass to Konrad Laimer at the end of the match (3-0).
Leipzig is still engaged on three fronts this season, with a knockout round of C1 against Manchester City, a quarter-final of the German Cup (the club is defending champion) against Borussia Dortmund and accuses only four points of behind the top three (Bayern, Dortmund, Union Berlin) in the Bundesliga thirteen days before the end of the season.
Author of 12 goals in 12 league days, Nkunku also carried his team to the Champions League during the group stage, with three goals, including one in the victory against Real Madrid (3-2), and an assist. .
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