France International Lucas Hernandez will miss France’s UEFA Euro 2024 campaign after tearing his ACL during Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-0 UEFA Champions League defeat by Borussia Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund take a slender lead to the Parc des Princes in next week’s semi-final 2nd leg after Niclas Fullkrug’s strike put PSG past PSG in the first leg in Germany on Wednesday.
Lucas Hernandez suffered a knee injury while chasing Fullkrug in a drive on goal and was substituted after a brief attempt to play on.
On Thursday, PSG announced that an MRI scan revealed a torn ACL in his left knee, which will require surgery in the coming days.
Lucas Hernandez, who has 37 senior international caps to his name, will now miss UEFA Euro 2024, with France opening their Group D campaign against Austria in Düsseldorf on June 17.
Didier Deschamps’ side then take on the Netherlands in Leipzig four days later before taking on Poland in Dortmund on June 25.
Lucas Hernandez was part of France’s 2022 World Cup squad but suffered another ligament injury during Les Bleus’ opening match against Australia, missing the rest of the tournament and not returning to club football until the start of 2023–24.
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