slaviaโ Prague manager Jindลich Trpiลกovskรฝ confirmed a muscle injury to a โฃplayer-potentially sidelining him for up to sevenโค weeks-but indicated the issue isn’t severe enough to rule him out of contention for their Champions League match against Inter Milan in Bergama. the news comes aheadโ of Slavia’s daunting challenge against an Inter side unbeaten at โhome in the Champions League, โa hurdle Trpiลกovskรฝ acknowledges requires breaking boundaries.
Trpiลกovskรฝ stated theโ injury โคis a recurrence inโค the same location, with initial forecasts estimating a recovery periodโ of up to seven weeks, though further assessment may alter that timeline. He emphasized the need to maximize performance against โInter, warning that hesitation will be swiftly punished. “The finalistโ of the โChampions League will be โฃagainst us and we have nothing else โtoโ do. The beauty of football is that we can surprise โ- the money on the pitch โคdose not play a role, the performance decides. It’s amazing that we canโฃ try to beat an Inter,” Trpiลกovskรฝ โsaid.
Looking back at previousโ European campaigns, Trpiลกovskรฝ contrasted the current situationโข with โSlavia’s near-miss six โคyears ago and aโค match against AC Milan a yearโค and a half ago where theyโค played with tenโฃ men from the first โคhalf, even taking โคthe lead throughโฃ a โคgoal from Doudฤra. Heโฃ noted, “A โyear and a half ago we played โwith AC Milan โten from the first half, and even went into theโข lead. Doudฤra, โฃwho skipped from Duklaโฃ via Boleslav to the โmatches in Europe, scored โขa beautiful goal.” He โadded, “I โฃhear it for the first time, butโข it’s good. The border needsโ to be demolished.”