By Sergio Silva
Nov 26, 2024, 06:29 AM EST
After days ago his own Santiago Gimenez pointed out that it was not clear when he would return to the fields this Monday, Feyenoord gave the surprise by including the Mexican striker in its call for this Tuesday’s match against Manchester City for the Champions League.
“The group with which Feyenoord will travel includes four players who were not called up for last Saturday’s match. These are Justin Bijlow, Jordan Lotomba, captain Quinten Timber and Santiago Giménez”the Rotterdam club reported in a statement.
At the time, “Chaquito” had pointed to this match as a possible date to return from his injury, but in a recent interview with FOX Sports Mexico he said that he was not sure when he would return and that he was working to be fully recovered by the second half. seasonal.
More than two months have passed since Santiago Giménez suffered a muscle injury in a match corresponding to the Eredivisie that left him out of action with both his club and the Mexican National Team in the last double date of matches for the Nations League of Concacaf.
The possibility that the 23-year-old attacker will have some minutes of play is good news not only for Feyenoord, which needs the Mexican’s goals this season, but also for El Tri led by Javier Aguirre, who would recover an important piece in the attack. .
Santiago Giménez has not played since September 22 in a Dutch championship match against NAC Breda (2-0) in which he was injured. The Mexican forward has played a total of five Eredivisie matches, scoring two goals and also scored a double in the Dutch Super Cup.
Pep Guardiola urged for a victory
The Spanish coach’s Manchester City comes to this match against Feyenoord, corresponding to the fifth round of the renewed Champions League with the need to achieve a victory that will allow them to put an end to the five-match losing streak they have in all competitions.
The Citizens have not won since October 26 against Southampton (1-0) in the Premier League. From there they have suffered defeats in a row against Tottenham (2-1) for the League Cup, Bournemouth (2-1) for the Premier, Sporting Lisbon (4-2) for the Champions League, Brighton (2-1 ) and again Tottenham (0-4) for the league.
Although in the local championship they have given ground in the fight for the top, remaining eight points behind Liverpool in the Champions League, they remain within the top 10 with a balance of two victories, a draw and a defeat for seven points, five from The Reds are also leaders at the European level.
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