Erling Haaland was going to be one of the great attractions of this Saturday’s clash between Spain and Norway at the Rosaleda stadium in Malaga, where Luis de la Fuente will make his debut as coach of ‘la roja’, but the Norwegian striker will finally be out for some pain in the pubic area.
The Manchester City striker will leave the concentration of his team and will not play the next qualifying matches for the Eurocup against the Spanish team and Georgia, rival of the Norwegians next Tuesday. Haaland was already suffering from discomfort from last weekend’s FA Cup match against Burnley, to whom he scored a hat-trick (6-0).
“We expected that it would only be a nuisance that would pass by Saturday, but after having done tests yesterday it became clear that he will not be there for the games against Spain and Georgia. The best thing is that he continue treatment at his club,” the doctor said in a statement. of the Scandinavian team, Ola Sand.
Haaland took it “badly” when he realized that he could not help the team, highlights the Norwegian coach, Ståle Solbakken. “Luckily we continue to have a lot of confidence, talent and unity in this group to win points in the next games,” said Solbakken.
The Nordic, one of the great sensations of European football, top scorer in the Premier and author of five goals with the cityzens in the last Champions League match against Red Bull Leipzig, was going to put Luis de la Fuente, who in his first squad list has changed 14 footballers compared to the World Cup.
Haaland, key for both his team and City, will have the national team break to ease the pain before the next Skyblue game in the Premier against Liverpool at the Etihad on April 1. In addition to the domestic competition, where they are second behind Arsenal, Pep Guardiola’s team will play their future in the Champions League on April 11 against the fearsome Bayern Munich in the first leg of the quarterfinals.
