Lucas Hernandez has suffered an ACL injury in the fallout of the Champions League semifinal tie against Borussia Dortmund. The defender is expected to be out for at least six to eight months, and will miss the European Championships with France.
The PSG defender had a difficult night in Dortmund, as he first suffered a mouth injury, after a tussle with Marcel Sabitzer. After trying to pressurise Niclas Fullkrug, who was in on goal, Hernandez was shoved off, and that seems to have caused the knee injury. He was later replaced by Lucas Beraldo, as he was unable to continue the rest of the game.
Lucas Hernandez suffers yet another ACL injury
Lucas Hernández will miss the Euros after tearing his ACL in PSG’s game against Dortmund.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 2, 2024
He also tore his ACL 13 minutes into France’s first game of the 2022 World Cup.
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The 28-year-old suffered an ACL injury just a year ago, and has been diagnosed with the serious injury once again. The World Cup winner was signed by the French club at the start of the season from Bayern Munich, and after spending the entire season injury-free, he has now been sidelined for the majority of 2024.
ACL injuries have become very frequent in football this year. Alongside Lucas Hernandez, Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao and David Alaba, as well as Chelsea’s Wesley Fofana and Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber have all been given the same diagnosis.
