The defender of the France team had to give up his place at the hour of play during the trip from Manchester United to Chelsea on Saturday.
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The Blues didn’t need that. Already certainly deprived of N’Golo Kanté and Mike Maignan, and while Paul Pogba has barely returned to training, they could also have to do without Raphaël Varane. The central defender, pillar of Didier Deschamps’ rearguard, was injured during Manchester United’s match at Chelsea (1-1 final score), Saturday, October 22, visibly injured in the leg.
If the balance sheet is not yet known, his tears when he left the field raise fears of a serious physical glitch which would definitely keep him away from the World Cup in Qatar, which begins on November 20. “It’s hard to say how he feels now because it’s too soon after the gamereacted the coach of the Red Devils Erik ten Hag, to the BBC. We have to wait 24 hours and then we’ll know more.”
Raphael Varane comes out in tears over injury during Chelsea v Manchester United
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The former Real Madrid player was injured during an intervention against Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. His right leg then remained planted in the lawn of Stamford-Bridge. Inconsolable, he was replaced by Victor Lindelöf in the 59th minute. The first exams will be followed very closely by the staff of the France team, just over two weeks from the announcement of the list by Didier Deschamps.
Varane had returned to a very good level with Manchester United this season, finding an indisputable starting place in the hinge of the Red Devils. His 2021-2022 season had long been disrupted by injuries. A hamstring strain had seen him miss a month and a half of competition between November and December 2021.