Man City VS Chelsea: striker Bunny Shaw excluded a significant blow to the women’s Champions League for the city | Football news
The Khadija Shaw striker could miss both legs of the Champions League quarterfinals Manchester City against Chelsea due to muscle injury, the temporary chief Nick Cushing revealed on Tuesday.
Shaw was definitely excluded from the first leg on Wednesday at Joie Stadium, and Cushing also suggested that the striker was next week to return to London.
The city’s top scorer was injured in a defeat to Chelsea in the Women’s League final on Saturday, while Japanese International Aoba Fujino, who started and scored in that match, will also be missing.
“Two significant players,” Cushing said. “But for us, these moments provide the capabilities of other players.
“They are both muscle injuries … The problem with these types of injuries, it will take a few days to even diagnose how much the problem is. I think they are significant.”
Pushing to the chances of any player who was available for the other leg on March 27, Cushing added: “When you have muscle injuries and you cannot diagnose a time frame, it will not be one you can turn quickly.”
The Cup League final was the first of four games between Chelsea and City in an extraordinary 12 days. Like the quarterfinals of the Champions League with two feet, they meet on Sunday at WSL match.
Kelly absence begins to feel
Sky Sports’ Anton Toloui:
“That’s the reason that Manchester City was reluctant to see Chloe Kelly in January.
“The wing of England would be a similar replacement for the injured Fujin, and its creativity, experience and threat to goals would make it easier for other attackers in Shaw’s absence.
“The city is still blessed with talent, with Jess Park and Kerolin Nicoli at your disposal to step up from the bench, and Vivianne Miedema, who potentially become the initial no.
“But Cushing, who described the game on Wednesday as a” bigger “Saturday Cup final, knows that he needs as many attack options as possible to spoil the best defense in Europe.
“Any team in the world would miss a player talented as a shaw. The effectiveness of the Cushink’s Plan B will be key to the success of Man City in this intriguing championship showcase.
Keira Walsh returns to Chelsea’s team after injury for the first leg on Wednesday in Manchester.
