Li Lei misses national soccer tournament with injury
[Instant Report] Beijing time on March 19, Switzerland Grasshopper club released heavy news: the international footballer Li Lei will be off for four weeks due to injury, this injury makes Li Lei farewell to the next two games of the national football team's 12 strong matches.
The club's official announcement revealed that Li Lei unfortunately tore his right adductor muscle during Wednesday's training, and the MRI results confirmed his injury. According to the doctor's estimation, Li Lei will miss about four weeks of matches, and as a result he missed the next round of World Cup qualifiers for China. Grasshopper Club expressed their good wishes for Li Lei's recovery.
Wu Lei's name did not appear in the national team training list, leaving Li Lei as the only player playing in an overseas league. However, his injury has left the national soccer team to rely on players from the domestic league for the next two rounds of matches.
In the face of the injury, Li Lei took to social media to show a poster of the movie Shawshank Redemption and used it as a way to encourage himself, writing, "Those things that make you sad will one day make you laugh about them."
Since joining Grasshopper Switzerland, Li Lei has become the team's main rotation player, often coming on as a substitute in matches. It is worth mentioning that in the 24th round of the Swiss Super League, Li Lei made his debut and played the whole match, although Grasshoppers eventually lost to Lugano 1-2. (Source: DD)
