It was not his evening. Olivier Giroud’s 125th selection even turned into a nightmare on Thursday evening at the Parc des Princes. He, who no doubt hoped to take advantage of the reception of the Irish team to make a little more profit from his capital goal in the blue jersey, will not have had time to stand out, unlike the two evening scorers Aurélien Tchouaméni and Marcus Thuram. Victim of a first shock which left him a few seconds on the ground at the start of the match, the AC Milan striker had to force himself to leave his place to Marcus Thuram from the 26th minute of play “due to a shock at the astragalus”, he explained after the meeting.
“I made a false move which prevented me from continuing the match, continued Giroud. I did everything to continue but on the changes of direction, it was too difficult. I stopped. But the clinic, as I speak to you, is rather reassuring. But I’m still going to do exams, but it should be fine. »
At real speed, we have the impression that it was during a blow from an Irish defender that Giroud was injured. But the top scorer of the Blues restored the truth Thursday after the meeting. “I hurt myself, I made a move that my ankle didn’t like. I had received a blow in the Champion’s League last season and I have a little weakness at this level. I don’t know how to explain it other than by a stroke of bad luck. I know now that I’m going to have to strap my ankle to play. It’s unlikely because last week I wasn’t in too much pain. Let’s say that there, I stopped at the right time. The ankle said stop but I’m reassured about my feelings after the game. “We will nevertheless have to wait for the additional examinations that the Milanese will undergo this Friday to estimate the seriousness of the injury and to find out more about his participation in the match against Germany on Tuesday in Dortmund.
