French team: Benjamin Pavard forfeits the two November matches with the Blues

2023-11-06 11:47:34

Affected on Saturday during the Atalanta – Inter Milan match (1-2), Benjamin Pavard suffers from a dislocation of his left knee which will require immobilization for at least three to four weeks, the Milan club announced this Monday.

The Northerner, who must wear a splint, is therefore officially forfeited for the Blues gathering in November, France – Gibraltar on November 18 and Greece – France on November 21, two qualifying matches for Euro 2024. Didier Deschamps will announce the list of 23 players called up this Thursday at 2 p.m.

Will Benjamin Pavard play once more in 2023? The French international from Inter Milan suffers from a dislocated left knee and will have to be immobilized for three to four weeks before beginning his rehabilitation, his club announced on Monday.

A month and a half or two months

«Examinations carried out this (Monday) morning confirmed the initial prognosis of a dislocation of the patella of the left knee», Explained Inter in its press release. “The French defender will be immobilized for three to four weeks before he can begin his rehabilitation», continued the leader of the Italian Championship.

According to the Italian press, the absence of Pavard, who arrived this summer in the Italian Championship following four seasons at Bayern Munich, might be between a month and a half and two months.

The 2018 world champion and 2022 world vice-champion was injured on Saturday during his team’s victory once morest Atalanta (2-1). On a corner in the 32nd minute, Pavard, 27, collided with Atalanta’s Nigerian striker Ademola Lookman and was injured when he fell.

After intervention by the medical staff who put his knee back on the field, he watched the end of the match on the substitutes’ bench, even celebrating Inter’s first goal with his teammates.

Pavard had a very convincing match with the Blues: lined up in central defense, he scored twice once morest Scotland in a friendly match (4-1).

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