It was during the last national team meeting with Sweden that Zlatan Ibrahimovic was injured. According to the Italian media, it is a muscle injury in the right thigh and the Swede looks set to miss the rest of the season.
The striker has been sidelined with injuries since last summer. During the autumn/winter the star rehabilitated his knee after the operation last year and never managed to be registered in Milan’s Champions League squad. Thus, he misses the meetings with Inter in the Champions League.
– It is some kind of irony this whole season, that he was not registered as well. It’s sour. All of us who have played in this tournament know how special it is. It’s really alive, Milan as a club lives up in this tournament and not being able to participate in this part must be sad, says C More expert Kim Källström.
Colleague Henok Goitom fills in:
– What may have shaken his head is that when he was at Inter and Barcelona, he chased the Champions League title. After a while he probably felt “I’ll never win the Champions League”, so he probably let it go and thought “just let me play this out”, he says.
Vicki Blommé, expert part of the C More studio, on how Zlatan Ibrahimovic shaped Milan since his return in 2020.
– Milan would never have been here now, so quickly, without Zlatan. It was a turnaround for Milan when Zlatan came back as Milan went on to win the scudetto. He was an important piece of the puzzle, along with coach Stefano Pioli and director Paolo Maldini. He has developed the club and the players in it. Many of the players are ready for this type of match, and Zlatan has a role in that.
– He has won two league titles. In Milan he is loved and appreciated. He is respected by all the clubs in Italy, but in Milan he is loved.
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2023-05-10 18:21:00
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