Belgian Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne suffers two fractures to his face after his violent collision with a Chelsea defender during the Champions League final in Porto on Saturday, less than two weeks before the European Championship, the player announced this Sunday on Twitter.
I’m coming back from the hospital. The diagnosis is a severe fracture of the nose and a fracture of the left orbit. Now I am fine. I am disappointed in yesterday (Saturday), of course, but we will be back, ”De Bruyne wrote in his account.
The Belgian hit the German Antonio Rüdiger violently during the second half of the final lost 1-0 by Manchester City and had to leave the game, with the swollen eye area. The Chelsea defender received a yellow card for that action.
Belgium is one of the favorites for the Eurocup title. He will begin his journey in that tournament in eleven days, on June 12 against Russia in St. Petersburg. Afp (HN)