Héctor Herrera, injured, misses Manchester City's knockout games

Bad news for Mexican fans of the of the mexican players in Europe, as Héctor Herrera is injured and will miss Manchester City's knockout games in the UEFA Champions League.

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The news was confirmed by his club, which also announced that José María Giménez will not travel to Manchester for the important match that the club will play tomorrow. 

What is the injury that prevents Héctor Herrera from missing the knockout matches against Manchester City?

According to information from the Colchonero club, Héctor Herrera also did not play in the last match against Alavés due to a thigh injury suffered in training last Wednesday.

As a result, the Mexican midfielder will miss the UEFA Champions League match, leaving the club's coach, Diego Pablo Simeone, without his two most trusted first-choice players on the pitch. 

And the worst thing is that he will suffer these losses against the very dangerous team coached by Josep Guardiola, who defeated Sporting Lisbon with a 5-0 scoreline. 

Another important loss for the Spanish team in this match is that of Yannick Carrasco, who will serve his third and final suspension. Thus, "Cholo" Simeone's team will have an even tougher test in the Champions League.

Thus, the UEFA Champions League match will be the second consecutive game in which Herrera will not be active, although until this weekend there was some optimism that the player would be ready for tomorrow's game. 

The Colchonero team had hoped that after yesterday's medical tests, it would be confirmed that the player had healed, but this was not the case.

Héctor Herrera arrived from the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers with physical problems

After the end of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers, it was known that Héctor Herrera had muscular discomfort, but that did not set off the alarm bells in the Mexican National Team. 

However, when the player was participating in his club's training sessions last Wednesday, he presented pains in his thigh, so the club's medical team took him out of action to check what was going on.

Although it has not yet been confirmed that the injury is serious, it will prevent the Mexican player from playing more minutes in the most prestigious club tournament on the planet. 

Héctor Herrera played an important role in Mexico's qualification for Qatar 2022

Despite this bad news, the Mexican midfielder can be happy that he played his part in helping the Mexican National Team qualify for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022.

With his defensive crosses and control of the midfield, the player was able to neutralize USMNT attacks, and in the game against Honduras, he gave good ball circulation to his team.

And with his performance and that of his teammates, they managed to tie Canada for first place in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, surpassing Christian Pulisic's team.

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