She was one of the players to watch in this competition. Star of the Spanish selection, captain of FC Barcelona and voted best player in the world last year, Alexia Putellas will indeed be deprived of Euro 2022. “The tests carried out on July 5 at the King Edward VII hospital in London , confirmed that the captain suffered from a rupture of the left anterior cruciate ligament ”announced the Spanish selection via a press release.
It was during training that the most capped Spanish player (100 caps) was injured. A blow for Spain which therefore loses its attacking midfielder a few days before entering the competition. On Friday, La Roja will face Finland to launch their Euro. In Pool B, it will also find Germany and Denmark.
Spain also deprived of its goalscorer
The absence of the Ballon d’Or is not the only glitch for the Spanish selection. She will also be deprived of the top scorer in her history, Jennifer Hermoso. The player with 45 goals for La Roja suffered a sprained right knee. She had withdrawn in mid-June.
Coach Jorge Vilda will therefore have to do without two of his star players. His team remains undefeated since March 2020, led by Alexia Putellas. In the Euro, the Spanish record is less flattering. The selection has only qualified for the final table three times in twelve editions. Her best performance dates back to 1997, when she reached the semi-finals, before playing the quarter-finals in the last two editions.
In 2010 and 2011, Alexia Putellas led her generation to the title at Euro U17.