This is a real blow for Salzburg. In great difficulty qualifying for the Champions League with only three points in five days, the Austrian club has just lost its top scorer. Exited with an injury after 16 minutes on Tuesday evening against Leverkusen (5-0), Karim Konaté will have to recover for several months and leaves his team without its most formidable offensive player.
While coach Pepijn Lijnders said he feared a rupture of the cruciate ligaments from the final whistle, examinations confirmed the first diagnosis, according to our information. He will therefore miss the PSG reception in two weeks, on Tuesday December 10, for the 6th day. One more constraint for his team who really didn’t need that at the moment.
Since the start of the season, the 20-year-old Ivorian international has scored 8 goals, including two in the Champions League, during the only success at Feyenoord (3-1). Salzburg will have to find a new figure up front to fill their long unavailability.
Remember that on the Parisian side, Ousmane Dembélé will also miss the match against Salzburg. The former Barcelona player is suspended after his expulsion on Tuesday evening in Munich.
