- Aitana Bonmati, 27, gained her second consecutive Ballon d’Or trophy in October
- The midfielder was admitted to a Madrid hospital on Friday with viral meningitis
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Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has been hospitalised with viral meningitis simply days earlier than Euro 2025 begins.
The 2-time Ballon d’Or winner might miss a major chunk of the match, which kicks off in Switzerland on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old did not practice on Thursday due to a fever and was dominated out of a pre-tournament pleasant towards Japan.
A day later she was admitted to a hospital in Madrid, the place she posted a photograph of her watching Spain’s 3-1 victory from a hospital mattress with a cannula in her arm, alongside a flexing arm emoji.
Spain boss Montse Tomé confirmed the star has viral meningitis, including: ‘We will not speak about deadlines’ for a return.
‘Speaking about meningitis might be scary however it’s managed,’ she mentioned.
She posted a photograph of her watching Spain’s 3-1 victory from a hospital mattress with a cannula in
Aitana Bonmatí has been hospitalised with viral meningitis simply days earlier than Euro 2025 begins
The 27-year-old Barcelona star picked up a second consecutive ballon d’Or victory in October
‘Aitana, for us, is a vital participant, we are going to await her sure so long as we are able to.
‘The data I’ve instructed you is what I’ve and I’m not going to clarify extra, if I mentioned one thing extra I might be fallacious.’
The Spanish Soccer Federation mentioned Bonmatí underwent medical assessments after first affected by a fever.
However the fever remained and extra in depth assessments had been carried out which confirmed she had meningitis, stories in Spain declare.
Viral meningitis sometimes tends to get higher by itself inside every week to 10 days, in response to the NHS.
Bonmati claimed her second consecutive Ballon d’Or trophy in October.
The Barcelona star has scored 30 objectives in 78 matches for Spain and was an important cog within the aspect which gained the 2023 World Cup and final yr’s Nations League.
She was an important cog within the Spain sides which gained the World Cup and final years Nations League
The midfielder gained the league title however missed out on a fourth Champions League to Arsenal
She gained a sixth league title and fifth Supacopa de Espana this season however was unable to say a fourth Champions League win after Arsenal beat Barcelona 1-0 within the closing final month.
Spain face Portugal of their Euros opener in Group B in Bern on Thursday.
They then tackle Belgium on 7 July and Italy 4 days later.
