Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has said his hamstring ‘snapped’ in tonight’s Champions League final against Inter.
City have completed the Treble, with Rodri scoring the game’s only goal at the Ataturk Stadium.
City struggled tonight, with Inter showing themselves to be a really well organised team.
The Italians really hassled City and reduced them to only a few clear-cut chances in the game.
City lost De Bruyne to injury in the first-half.
The 31-year-old picked up a knock and tried to run it off. But he was visibly struggling and then he really felt it after putting a ball into the box.
He was replaced by Phil Foden.
It was incredibly unlucky for De Bruyne, who had to go off against Chelsea two years ago with a fractured eye socket.
Thankfully, City were able to bring the trophy home tonight without the maestro.
And after the game, De Bruyne revealed the severity of the injury tonight. He actually revealed he has been having trouble with his hamstring for a while.
He said on BT Sport: “It’s been a hard two months for me. I’ve got a lot of issues with my hamstrings. It snapped, it is what it is. It’s a shame because I felt really good in the first-half. I thought I was doing well. But the team is good enough.”
Other Manchester City stars came though after Kevin De Bruyne got injured
There was real potential for City to lose the game after the blow of losing De Bruyne.
The sight of him going off would likely have really concerned his teammates. And obviously, the same happened against Chelsea and City suffered defeat that night.
But thankfully, plenty of other players in the team were able to step up.
Ederson, Ruben Dias, John Stones and Bernardo Silva all came in clutch for City in the second-half.
Hopefully De Bruyne’s time in a Champions League final will come again, before he leaves the Etihad.
