Lucy Bronze out of Barcelona's second leg with Chelsea

Lucy Bronze is OUT of Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Chelsea after undergoing knee surgery… and England now face a nervy wait ahead of this summer’s World Cup

  • Lucy Bronze limped off during the first leg in London on Saturday night
  • Barcelona won 1-0 with Caroline Graham Hansen scoring the game’s only goal
  • Bronze will play no part at the Nou Camp after having a knee operation 

Barcelona’s England defender Lucy Bronze will miss their upcoming Champions League semi-final second leg against Chelsea due to injury.

The 31-year-old limped off the pitch during the second half of the first leg on Saturday, which Barcelona won 1-0 thanks to Caroline Graham Hansen’s goal.

The Spanish club have now confirmed in a statement on Twitter that Bronze will be unavailable for the return fixture at the Nou Camp on Thursday after undergoing arthroscopy on her right knee.

Bronze’s injury provides a fresh concern for England manager Sarina Wiegman, with both Beth Mead and captain Leah Williamson set to miss this summer’s World Cup.

However, after Saturday’s game Barcelona manager Jonatan Giraldez provided an upbeat assessment of Bronze’s injury.

Lucy Bronze took to social media to confirm that she has undergone successful knee surgery

‘She felt something in her knee in the beginning,’ Giraldez said.

‘But in the end right now she’s fine. At the moment we made the substitution the feeling was bad, but right now the feeling she has is good.’

Bronze posted on Instagram that she was ‘in good spirits’ following her operation.

‘In very good spirits after my knee op yesterday,’ she wrote. ‘It’s never easy being sidelined, but I’m as focused as ever to work hard and return to full fitness, hopefully as soon as possible.

Bronze will miss the second leg against Chelsea and now there are fears over the World Cup

‘Thank you to everyone for all of your kind messages already! I couldn’t ask for better support, so thank you.

‘The hard work has already started already can’t wait to be back on the pitch with this team. See you all very soon.’


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