Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar ruptures Achilles tendon and will need surgery
FILE - Atletico Madrid’s Thomas Lemar during the group B Champions League soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Club Brugge at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar has ruptured his Achilles tendon in the team’s loss at Valencia in the Spanish league, the club said Sunday Sept. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar ruptured the Achilles tendon in his right leg during the team’s 3-0 loss at Valencia on Saturday in the Spanish league.
Atletico said Sunday that Lemar will need to undergo surgery to repair the tendon.
The French player is expected to be sidelined for several months. Atletico did not immediately give a timetable on his return.
The 27-year-old Lemar had to be substituted just before halftime at Mestalla Stadium.
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