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victim of a concussion, Cléopâtre Darleux arrested for three months

Handball goalkeeper Cléopâtre Darleux, Olympic champion with Les Bleues, who suffers from a concussion, will be absent from the field for three months, her club Brest announced on Monday. “Away from the pitch due to an episode of concussion, Cléo is arrested for three months in order to recover all her abilities“Writes the Breton club on its Twitter account.

Darleux (33, 190 caps), already absent for several weeks this season, played his last match in the Champions League on February 11 in the heavy defeat of Brestoises at home (36-29) against the Norwegians of Kristiansand ( 8 saves on 25 shots, 32%).

Darleux joins Jaukovic in the infirmary

The unavailability of the French international is a blow for Brest, who lost, almost at the same time as their goalkeeper, their left-back Djurdjina Jaukovic, until the end of the season. The Montenegrin, who is one of the best players in the world, was injured in the league at the beginning of February. She suffers from a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament plasty of the left knee.

BBH, which Darleux joined in 2016, is currently second in the French league. He is also qualified for the play-offs for the Champions League quarter-finals, which he will play on the weekends of March 18 and 25 against the Danes of Esbjerg. In addition to Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021, the goalkeeper, international since October 2008, also participated in the conquest of the title of world champion of the Blue in 2017.

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