Injury Plague Hits Marseille Ahead of PSG Classic
Marseille faces a long list of injured players ahead of the big French football Classic.
Olympique de Marseille hosts PSG at the Vélodrome this Sunday in the French Classic, a match you can follow live on beIN SPORTS starting at 2:35 PM ET / 11:35AM PT. However, the hosts enter the game with a significant injury problem.
The latest casualty is Jonathan Clauss. His injury exit against Chile raised concerns. In the last match for the French national team on Tuesday at the Vélodrome, Clauss had to make way for Jules Koundé in the 10th minute due to a thigh muscle injury.
And the Marseille native will have to wait a long time before returning to the field. According to information reported by Le Parisien and La Provence, the right-back has suffered a tear in the hamstring of his left thigh, as revealed by additional examinations conducted on Wednesday in Marseille. Therefore, he is expected to be absent for three to four weeks.
A blow to OM
As a result, Clauss will miss the Classic against Paris Saint-Germain this Sunday and the match against Lille (April 5), as well as the double encounter against Benfica in the Europa League (April 11 and 18). This is a tough blow for OM, which has been struggling for some time with two consecutive losses against Villarreal in the Europa League Round of 16 and then against Stade Rennais in Ligue 1. Especially because the former Lens player adds to an already substantial injury list, including Ulisses Garcia, Samuel Gigot, Bamo Méïté, and Amir Murillo, all potential options to cover this full-back position.
