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Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze is a doubt for the club’s UEFA Europa League final clash against Manchester United in Poland on May 26, after suffering a muscle injury to his left leg in the team’s semi-final tie against Arsenal last Thursday, Goal reports.
According to the club’s medical report on Saturday, the winger had suffered “muscle damage” to his left leg, which may take a month to fully heal, potentially ruling him out of the final at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Poland.
“Samu suffers muscle damage in the anterior rectus of the left leg, the recovery time is according to the evolution of the player,” the club’s medical report stated, adding that Chukwueze has been a key member of Villarreal’s Europa League campaign, featuring in 11 out of 14 games, scoring once and providing four assists, including one in the first leg semi-final against Arsenal in Spain.
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Published 10 May 2021
Villarreal winger Samuel Chukwueze is a doubt for the club’s UEFA Europa League final clash against Manchester United in Poland on May 26, after suffering a muscle injury to his left leg in the team’s semi-final tie against Arsenal last Thursday.
According to the club’s medical report on Saturday, the winger had suffered “muscle damage” to his left leg, which may take a month to fully heal, potentially ruling him out of the final at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Poland.
“Samu suffers muscle damage in the anterior rectus of the left leg, the recovery time is according to the evolution of the player,” the club’s medical report stated
Round of 16: 4-0 Dynamo Kyiv (2-0a, 2-0h)
Quarter-finals: 3-1 Dinamo Zagreb (1-0a, 2-1h)
Semi-finals: 2-1 Arsenal (2-1h, 0-0a)
Overall: P14 W12 D2 L0 F30 A8
Top scorer: Gerard Moreno, Paco Alcácer (6)
Road to the final: All Villarreal s goals
Why this is their year
The temptation is to talk about the flourishing strike partnership of Gerard Moreno and Paco Alcácer. Or Raúl Albiol, the World Cup winner who has, aged 35, been utterly magnificent this season. Pau Torres? An exceptional left-footed passer.
But it s impossible to ignore the impact of Unai Emery. A Europa League winner three times, runner-up with Arsenal a couple of seasons ago – he was signed to take Villarreal to a final and look what he s done.
“Today is Arsenal semi-final game, come on you Gunners, come on boys, we need this, you know that,” he added, emotionally.
“We’ve got to win this, we’ve got to be in the finals, come on, let’s do it, Arsenal,” the Super Eagles great confirmed with a fist pump. “London is all red.”
Kanu knows what it takes to win Europe’s secondary club competition, having clinched the title then called the Uefa Cup with Internazionale in 1998 when they defeated Lazio in the final.
However, even though one of his compatriots Samuel Chukwueze will be representing the Yellow Submarine, Kanu has nailed his colours firmly to Arsenal’s mast.