The European National Teams begin their journey to Euro 2024 with the start of the qualifying phase and one of the teams to watch, without a doubt it is Norway. The Red Vikingswith a renewed garbage, cause the interest of world football for the pairing of Martin Odegaard and Erling Haalandalthough the Manchester City striker will not be able to make his debut against Spain, nor against Georgia due to injury.
In Sports news we look into it latest news from Haaland.
What injury does Haaland have?
On Saturday, March 18, Manchester City crushed Burnley in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after beating them 6-0, where Haaland scored 3 goals and Pep Guardiola, the manager of the citizens, decided to replace him in the 62nd minute with Cole Palmer. game over The Norwegian felt discomfort and eventually confirmed a groin injury.
Why isn’t Haaland playing with Spain?
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— Footballlandslaget (@nff_landslag) March 21, 2023
“We were hoping it was just a nuisance, but after testing yesterday (for Monday March 20) it appeared that he will not be there for the matches against Spain and Georgia. It is best to continue treatment at your club“, were his words wave sandthe Norwegian National doctor through his statement.
Ståle Solbakken, technical director of the Norwegian team added:Erling took it really hard when he realized he couldn’t fight for the team“.
How many games does Haaland miss and when could he return?
The extent of Haaland’s injury is still unknown, but if it’s something mild, it could be a maximum of four weeks of recovery. Taking this time into account, Haaland would apparently miss Norway’s first two Euro 2024 qualifiers, but would also miss the matches against Liverpool, Southampton and Leicester City with Premier League on Saturdays April 1, 8 and 15 respectively.
Although without a doubt what causes the biggest concern is the presence of the goalscorer inside the Champions League quarter-final series vs. Bayern Munich, scheduled for Tuesday 11, in England and Wednesday 19, in Germany, April.
