Pavlyuchenko injured in the Champions League

Pavlyuchenko injured in the Champions League

The Russian striker Tottenham Roman Pavlyuchenko injured an ankle in a match of the Champions League against Swiss club BSC Young Boys. This game took place on Tuesday, 17 August, but the Russians about the injury only became public on Friday. August 21 Pavlyuchenko will miss the championship match of England with Stoke City, the official site of Tottenham Hotspur.
In the first play-offs with the "Young Boys", held in Bern, the Russian national team striker played all 90 minutes, and at the 83rd minute, scored a goal. Tottenham defeated with the score 2:3. Return match will be held August 25 in London, and the winner of this confrontation will be released in the Champions League group stage.

How serious injury Pavlyuchenko and how soon he could return to the system, not specified. 3 and 7 September the Russian national team will hold its first qualifying match of Euro 2012 against Andorra and Slovakia, respectively. Head coach of Russian team Dick Advocaat will name the composition of these games next week.

As the head coach told Tottenham Harry Redknapp, the match with BSC Young Boys injured strikers Jermain Defoe and, Robbie Keane and Giovanni dos Santos. They all miss the game with Stoke City. Thus, the disposal Redknapp was only one striker - Peter Crouch.

In addition, the questionable part in the match with Stoke Croatian midfielder Luka Modrica, which in the game with "Young Boys" injured groin. Still traumatized by David Bentley, Jamie O'Hara and Jonathan Woodgate.