2024-05-13 13:11:15
His participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is uncertain. This Sunday in Ligue 1, Lucas Chevalier was injured during Lille’s victory on the Nantes pitch (1-2). The Northerners goalkeeper, member of the French youth team coached by Thierry Henry, was injured in the left knee (meniscus). According to daily information The Team As we can confirm, he will have surgery this week and is expected to be out for six to eight weeks.
It was during an intervention at the very end of the game that Lucas Chevalier was injured against Nantes. The 22-year-old Frenchman received an aerial ball, but when his supports touched the ground again, he appeared to twist his knee. He initially insisted to doctors to continue the match, before finally giving up and leaving the field.
A return in time for the Olympics?
Lille, despite the loss of their goalkeeper, can rejoice after this victory on the 33rd day. This success allows them to move ahead of Brest in the ranking, author of a draw against Reims on Friday (1-1), and therefore to take third place. A valuable position, since it currently ensures direct qualification for the Champions League next season, without going through the preliminary round.
For his part, Lucas Chevalier will not play the last day of Ligue 1, next Sunday against Nice. But, above all, the goalkeeper begins a race against time with a view to the Olympic Games, in less than three months. The first match of the France team is scheduled for Wednesday July 24, at 9 p.m. at the Vélodrome stadium. Thierry Henry’s team will face the United States.
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