Due to a thigh injury, the 2018 Ballon d’Or will not be able to help her teammates against Portuguese Benfica in the Champions League.
Lyon’s Norwegian international striker, Ada Hegerberg, is out due to a thigh injury for the return match of the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League which will pit OL against Benfica Lisbon on Wednesday, a t -we learned on Tuesday from the Rhone club.
The player, who was already absent in the first leg, won by Olympique Lyonnais (2-1) on March 19, suffered a blow received during the semi-final of the French Cup lost against Fleury (0 -0, 5-4 on penalties), on March 9, an injury from which she has not recovered.
“With her, we move forward day by day,” said coach Sonia Bompastor at a press conference.
