It’s a big blow for Arsenal. Not only has Catley proven to be extremely solid throughout the season, but the Gunners already have limited numbers in central defense. Katie Reid, a young revelation at the start of the season, has been sidelined for several months due to a ruptured cruciate ligament, and Leah Williamson also missed a large part of the exercise due to various physical problems.
Her latest problem, a hamstring injury that occurred last month, kept her away from the two UWCL quarter-final matches won against Chelsea. Despite this context, the England captain was retained by Sarina Wiegman for the Lionesses’ final rally and returned to the field during the second match of the international break, playing the first half of the narrow victory against Iceland.
After the meeting, Wiegman confirmed: “As we have said throughout this campaign, we want to be careful with her. She was in very good shape. If it had been necessary, she could have played more, but we didn’t want to take any chances. She is in good shape. Everything is fine. »
It remains to be seen how many minutes the defender can last on Sunday; Slegers may have to consider other solutions if she is unable to play the entire game. Lately, left-back Katie McCabe has already helped out a few minutes in the center, even seeming preferred to professional central defender Laia Codina, whose form is up and down.
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