Kvaratskhelia cruciate ligament rupture: at PSG they fear the winger will miss the rest of the season
PSG winger Khvicha Kvaratskheliya has suffered a serious injury to his right knee.
Medical examination revealed a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament, as reported by the press service of the Paris club.
In the coming days the Georgian footballer will undergo surgery. Exact recovery times have not yet been announced, but there is a possibility that Kvaratskhelia will not play again this season.
PSG lost three players during the match
Kvaratskhelia sustained an injury in the match against Barcelona. He was substituted together with Marquinhos, who also faced health problems. Earlier, in the first half, Ousmane Dembele left the field. The French forward felt discomfort in the back of his thigh and could not continue the match.
Thus, the Parisians lost three key players during the game while the score was 1-1.
Despite the forced substitutions of three leaders, the team managed to secure a victory over Barcelona (4-2), which had not known defeat before this encounter.
However, the success in the match was clouded by injuries to several players at once. Now special attention will be focused on Kvaratskhelia's condition: an anterior cruciate ligament tear usually requires a long recovery, and the timeline for the Georgian winger's return will become known after surgery and further medical examination.
What to do for Kvaratskhelia owners in the Champions League Fantasy
There are hardly any options for the next couple of months at least - you need to sell Khvicha and look for another player for your squad in the Champions League Fantasy. After all, the Georgian is expensive – 9.9 million, and keeping such a valuable footballer on the bench makes no sense.
Moreover, Kvaratskhelia in the new Champions League season has not justified his high price at all. Over the first three rounds, Khvicha has earned his owners only 2 points in total.
There are plenty of options to replace Kvaratskhelia with such game efficiency. In particular, you can see which midfield players we recommended in another of our articles, about the replacement for Manchester City winger Antoine Semenyo. All of them are quite relevant even for a replacement for Kvaratskhelia in the Champions League Fantasy.