Chatting with the media (by way of Bild) after Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-1 draw with Brest in Brittany, Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes has supplied an replace on the harm to ahead Amine Adli.

When requested about Adli’s harm, Rolfes mentioned: 

“We’ll have to attend for the medical examinations on Thursday. It’s one thing in his ankle, perhaps even additional above it. It appears like he’ll be out in the interim. In any case, it’s an harm that received’t simply final a number of days.”

Head coach Xabi Alonso echoed his statements after the sport:

“Amine’s harm is the dangerous information immediately. We’re very apprehensive about him. Sadly, it doesn’t look good. He’s in a number of ache. The sort out was a lot too onerous. I concern that one thing has damaged in his left ankle. We now have to attend for the exams.”

Adli got here on for Leverkusen within the 63rd minute in France final evening and performed 20 minutes earlier than a problem from on-loan Borussia Dortmund defender Soumaila Coulibaly pressured the ahead off. Rolfes gave his opinion on the problem by Coulibaly:

“If he goes in like that, he’s risking harm as a defender. It’s not nearly whether or not he performed the ball.”

Checks will happen in Leverkusen immediately to find out the severity of his ankle harm. 

Leverkusen got here away from Brittany with a 1-1 draw but it surely was a sport they struggled in as at occasions Brest simply regarded like they needed to win extra and induced much more points for Matej Kovar within the second half. 

GGFN | Jack Meenan