Alexia Putellas leaves the national team

FC Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putras left the women’s football team this Monday to prepare for the last two games of the 2023-2024 Nations League against Italy and Sweden at Ciudad Las Rozas (Madrid). Contest. The Paris Olympics are in jeopardy. The team announced on its website: “Following examinations by the team’s medical department, Alexia Putras will leave the Spanish national team this afternoon. After studying her injury, the Barcelona player will Returning home to continue recovery.” The midfielder is one of head coach Montse Thome’s new recruits, who described her and Barca centre-back Irene Paredes as “exceptional cases”. Both traveled to Las Rozas this Monday, but the double’s withdrawal was confirmed after the coach had promised “monitoring at all levels” to assess their availability, “to ensure their safety, not to force them and to use common sense” . Or, on November 14, Putras had to withdraw at halftime due to a left knee injury in the Champions League opener against the Portuguese team Benfica. Since then, he has not been selected for the national team again and did not participate in the match against Real Madrid. Contest. Madrid, Eintracht Frankfurt and Athletic Club. Paredes was sidelined with tonsillitis on the eve of the game against Lisbon and has since missed three other games. The Basque center will remain in the team and there will be no changes in the group since Thome called up a total of 25 players, “so the sacking of Alexia does not require the invocation of another football player. To make up for the losses currently concentrated.” Due to viral gastroenteritis, goalkeeper Kattar Cole will also not be able to participate in last Wednesday’s match with FC Barcelona against Eintracht Frankfurt in Lesama or this Sunday. The goalkeeper also travels to Las Rozas on Monday but could be doubtful for the last important international match. Spain will face Italy this Friday (9:30 pm) at the Passaron Stadium in Pontevedra, the first match of the last day of the Nations League group stage. A victory would seal their ticket to the 2024 “Final Four” and a historic qualification for the Paris Olympics. The final game of the break will be against Sweden next Tuesday (7:00 pm) at the Estadio Rosa di Malaga. This Monday, the world champion will have his first scheduled training session in Las Rozas, where he will train behind closed doors from 7:00 pm, just like it was the case with the men’s team a few weeks ago. In addition, this is a solidarity campaign launched by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, whose motto is “Don’t stop giving support” and includes a series of solidarity toys. In this way, all attendees of the “Roja” meeting are invited to bring a new or used toy in good condition, which RFEF will send to different NGOs who are in need Provide assistance to minors and families in case of Give these girls and boys a gift to enjoy this coming Christmas. For this purpose, a space will be set up at the entrance to the Football City where these toys can be placed, which, if used, must be in good condition and contain all their parts (and, if possible, packaging) and in no case must be Violent or sexist connotations. The federation noted that they will be delivered unpackaged in order to confirm that they meet established requirements.