The international break often causes anxiety for clubs who send players to their national teams, and the headaches in recent days have been justified.
Key players from some of the world’s most powerful clubs picked up physical problems and left the national teams early.
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Today’s international break is longer than usual at this time of the year with the national teams playing four matches over two weeks.
And before we get to the last stretch of this season, we already have a significant list of players who have suffered some kind of injury or discomfort.
Check out the list below:
Raphinha – Brazil / of Barcelona
He went off at half-time in the 2nd friendly against Australia after feeling discomfort in his thigh.
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Dragged – Uruguay / Flamenco
The midfielder will suffer his broken wrist this Thursday (1st), and the Flamengo match will come.

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Schlotterbeck – Germany / Borussia Dortmund
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He already picked up an injury during the World Cup and sprained his ankle during a training session this Wednesday (30th).
She had to – Germany / Bayern Munich
The midfielder suffered a thigh injury in the warm-up for the match against the Netherlands, his first international break.

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Havertz – Germany / Armory
The managers fought against the Belgians and suffered a muscle injury in the match.

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Mbappé – France / Real Madrid
The French star was injured after scoring against Turkey and is expected to be sidelined for 10 to 12 days.

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Steel – Netherlands / Liverpool
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The manager was substituted in the first half of the match against Serbia on Sunday (27th).

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Eric García – of Spain / Barcelona
The centre-back was due to start in England over the weekend, but felt a knee injury before the match and returned to Barça.

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Ibrahim Conate – France / Real Madrid
The centre-back is expected to miss Real Madrid’s next match after suffering an injury to his right leg in training with the French national team.

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Alexander Isak – Sweden / Liverpool
The forward from Sweden was lifted by the squad as he played the full 90 minutes in the first match of this international break.

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version here.
