Injured Falcao to miss Monaco’s Champions League play-off

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Monaco (AFP) – Monaco striker Radamel Falcao will miss “several weeks” with a left hamstring injury, his club confirmed on Friday, ruling him out of the start of the French season and the Champions League play-offs.

Falcao pulled up injured late in the first half of Monaco’s 3-1 home win against Fenerbahce on Wednesday that saw them win the Champions League third qualifying round tie 4-3 on aggregate.

He had set up one goal and then scored a penalty at the Stade Louis II, having previously netted in the 2-1 defeat in the first leg in Turkey.

His absence means he is set to miss the crucial clash with Spain’s Villarreal in which a group stage berth is at stake.

The first leg is scheduled to be played at El Madrigal on August 17 with the return in the principality six days later.

The Colombian, back at the club after two seasons on loan in England with Manchester United and then Chelsea, could also miss Monaco’s opening two Ligue 1 games at home to Guingamp next Friday and away to Monaco.

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Injured Wilshere out of Arsenal tour

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London (AFP) – England midfielder Jack Wilshere will miss Arsenal’s forthcoming tour of Scandinavia with a knee injury, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.

Wilshere, 24, played only three times for Arsenal last season after fracturing his shin in pre-season and then made three appearances in England’s doomed Euro 2016 campaign.

Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey both return to the squad after being given time off following their exploits at the Copa America and Euro 2016 respectively.

Arsenal play Viking of Norway in Stavanger on Friday before facing Manchester City in Gothenburg, Sweden on Sunday.

Brazilian centre-back Gabriel also returns after missing the recent tour of the United States due to tonsilitis.

But Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny will sit the trip out and return to training next week.

Arsene Wenger’s side, who finished second behind Leicester City last season, open their Premier League campaign at home to Liverpool a week on Sunday.

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