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The Spanish national team and club striker David Villa suffered a thigh injury in the first half of the UEFA Champions League match with Piraeus' "Olympiacos" team and will definitely miss one of the most important matches of the Spanish league season against Madrid's "Real" this weekend.
The 24-year-old player, who has scored three goals in just five matches in the prestigious European tournament, underwent tests on Thursday morning after playing only 21 minutes due to a thigh injury during the victorious match against "Olympiacos."
The club's medical staff found a small tear in the footballer's thigh and stated that the striker will be unable to play for at least two weeks, so they sent him for treatment.
Despite the fact that "Valencia" has already secured a place in the next stage of the UEFA Champions League, the head coach of the team, Quique Sanchez Flores, fielded the strongest team and paid the price with an injury to attacking leader D. Villa.
However, the strategy of the "Valencia" team was pleased that his team managed to defeat "Olympiacos" with a score of 2-0 and instilled confidence in the club for the upcoming match against "Real", which managed to salvage a draw at home against "Lyon".
"This victory lifted the team's spirits and increased our self-confidence before the match with 'Real' at home," said Q.S. Flores.
Meanwhile, club defender Miguel spoke about the list of injured players, which already includes defenders Carlos Marchena, Asier del Horno, David Navarro, and Emiliano Moretti, as well as midfielders Edu, David Albelda, Vicente, and Jaime Gavilanas.
"Everything is turning against us," lamented Portugal's national team player Miguel. "The last three or four weeks have been very difficult for us due to the injuries. It's not a good period, but we will get through it."
