Robin Le Normand says he is “very pleased” with the love and support he receives after suffering a brain injury. Atletico MadridOr confront him real madrid The last weekend of the week.
Angel Correa scored with his dying breath to salvage Atleti's undisputed point in Sunday's Clásico Madre, but at the expense of Le Normand we were disappointed by a simple result at the Metropolitan Stadium.
Norman came face-to-face with Real Madrid's Aurelien Chouamini in the final moments of the La Liga encounter and the severity of the defender's injury was uncertain when the final ended.
But on the third day, Atleti confirmed that the 27-year-old had suffered a severe blow to his head, resulting in a “traumatic brain injury” and a subdural hematoma.
Normand lost only one of Atleti's matches in the tournament after moving to Real Sociedad in the summer, but he was unable to participate as expected, since Diego Simeone's team was defeated 4-0 by Benfica in the Champions League last night.
“So grateful for all the love I've received in the past few days (prayer icons, heart-shaped love icons),” Le Normand told his 300,000 followers. Instagram This afternoon.
“This is focused on recovery, to get back as quickly as possible at that time.”
The Athletics Federation has not yet set a time frame for Le Normand's potential return and will take a cautious approach to the centre-back's recovery and rehabilitation, given the severity of the injury.
Le Normand has quickly adapted to life at Atletico Madrid following a £25m move from Sociedad, where he played for six years.
He did not start this summer, and Lou Norman shone in Germany when Spain won the 2024 European Championship, where the centre-back played six matches in the tournament, including the team’s victory over England in the final.
Atleti travel to the old days of Normandy, or Sociedad, this weekend, where they will try to return to their victories after the unfortunate defeat in Lisbon this week.
Simeone's men are in fourth place in the Spanish First Division after these matches, having won four and drawn four, and Barcelona leads with three points ahead of Real Madrid.
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