The Chelsea player missing from their Women’s Champions League squad to face Twente
Source: she_kicks
Published 4 hours ago
Catarina Macario in Champions League action last season. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)
Catarina Macario is not in the Chelsea squad to face FC Twente in the UEFA Women’s Champions League on Wednesday.
And head coach Sonia Bompastor explained why the forward did not travel.
“We decided for her not to travel with the team,” Bompastor told a press conference. “She will be fine for the weekend’s game against Tottenham, and all except for her, everyone who played on Friday is available.
“She (Macario) has a bit of inflammation around the Achilles. This is something we have been managing for weeks now, and we just felt maybe the best plan was for her to stay and not to have to travel with the team.”
Macario signed for the club in 2023, during her rehabilitation from an ACL injury.
Lionesses Lucy Bronze, Lauren James and Niamh Charles plus the US’s Naomi Girma are also unavailable as they continue their rehabilitation from injury.
Bompastor: We are focused on ourselves
Chelsea played Twente in last season’s Champions League campaign as well, beating them 3-1 away and 6-1 at Stamford Bridge.
But Bompastor isn’t necessarily expecting the same sort of scoreline when they...
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