Monday, September 28, 2015

Messi, Giroud & all of the Champions League injuries and suspensions


Lionel Messi, Olivier Giroud and Mario Mandzukic are among the players who are unavailable as the Champions League continues on Tuesday and Wednesday.

To get you up to speed on the team news ahead of matchday two, Goal takes a match-by-match look at the injuries and suspensions currently troubling the competition's 32 clubs.Lionel Messi's knee ligament injury has rocked world football, and the Argentina international leads a lengthy injury list that Luis Enrique has to deal with at Camp Nou.

Rafinha faces six months out after requiring surgery on his cruciate ligament while Thomas Vermaelen (calf) remains out, though Jordi Alba (neck) and Claudio Bravo (calf) could make their returns.

Leverkusen remain without Charles Aranguiz after he tore his Achilles tendon in August while Omer Toprak, Tin Jedvaj (both thigh injuries) and Roberto Hilbert (knee) could miss out.

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