Athletic Club have been deprived of Igor Martínez for next Thursday's UEFA Europa League encounter against Paris Saint-Germain FC after the 22-year-old forward suffered a fractured shin bone during his side's Liga defeat by Málaga CF.
Martínez was carried off with the injury in the 71st minute of Wednesday's 1-0 reverse at the Rosaleda with initial reports suggesting he could be out for up to six weeks, an absence that makes him a doubt for the Group F double header against FC Salzburg on 10 October and 3 November.
The news comes as a further blow to Los Leones coach Marcelo Biesla, who recently lost midfielder Ander Herrera for five weeks with damaged knee cartilage. Athletic Club – who have thus far collected just one point from four Liga encounters – opened their UEFA Europa League group campaign with a 2-1 victory at ŠK Slovan Bratislava.
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