Zlatan Ibrahimovic Injury: Take a look at the latest developing story surround Euro 2020 to be held in June as Sweden’s marquee striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic gets ruled out due to injury.
Over the past few years Sweden have struggled to make it big on the international stage without their marquee veteran striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. As per the latest revelation of Swedish Coach, Janne Andersson, it comes to be known that the former player has been ruled out of the Euro 2020 to be held this year in June.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Injury: What injury has Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffered?
During the AC Milan’s most vital game of the season against arch rivals Juventus, Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffered a devastating knee injury. It seems like the Zlatan Ibrahimovic might have sprained his knee while making a sprint which has led him to vacate his spot in Sweden’s squad for Euro 2021.
This is not the first injury of the season for Zlatan as he was only restricted to making 27 appearances for his club in the 2020-21 season only because of suffering from injuries.
He made his long awaited return with Sweden in March to play in World Cup Qualification games against Georgia and Kosova.
Sweden’s Group in Euro 2020
It looks like Sweden were in dire need of inspiration from their veteran striker Zlatan after being scheduled in Group E against Spain, Slovakia and Poland. They even play against these teams in the same order after opening their Euro 2020 campaign against Spain on June 14, 2021.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has 62 goals from 118 appearances for Sweden but has only scored once for Milan since February after missing games through injury and suspension. Moreover, he recently signed a contract extension until June 2022 and has netted 17 times in all competitions for AC Milan in the current season.
Talking about Sweden in Euro 2020, there road to the knockout stages seem tough, with a relatively young squad. But after their considerably admirable performance in the 2018 World Cup, who knows what can be expected out of them?
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