Oihan sancet He suffers a “moderate muscle injury” in the left leg and is doubtful for the European League semifinal in which Athletic Club will be measured to Manchester United the next two Thursday, on May 1 and 8.
Depending on the final scope of the injury, Sancet could miss even more games than those of the tie against the English team. Given that, In the midst of it, Athletic visits Real Sociedad on Sunday, May 4. After the confrontation with the United, four more league games would still stay. In 'La Cathedral' against Alavés (May 11) and Barcelona (Day 38; May 25); already domiciled in Getafe and Valencia (Conference 36 and 37; in principle May 15 and 18).
Even Athletic, to eliminate Manchester, could play the Europa League final. A match that will be played on May 21 precisely in San Mamés and for which Sancet is not sure that it may be. Since there is not a month and muscle injury needs a time to recover.
Sancet was replaced on Wednesday, mediated the first half of the league crash against UD Las Palmas in San Mamés, by the young Peio Canales, and will be very difficult to be available before the English team being an injury and not simply an overload.
Top scorer … and the one who is injured the most
According to the medical part sent by Athletic, the Navarro midfielder, Maximum scorer of his team with 17 goals, 15 in LaLiga, where he is the top national scorersuffers “a moderate muscle injury in the femoral biceps of its left leg”, of which “is pending evolution.”
This is the Sixth Sancet injury so far this seasonduring which 14 games have been lost. Of the six injuries, four have been muscle, three in the left leg and one on the right, and two sprains, one in each ankle.
