Messi injury not cause for celebration - Hernandez
- soccertrails4u
- Sep 28, 2015
- 1 min read
The Bayer Leverkusen attacker is sad to see Barcelona's star out of Tuesday's Champions League match after suffering a knee injury against Las Palmas
Bayer Leverkusen striker Javier Hernandez has stressed he cannot take any pleasure from the absence ofLionel Messi in Tuesday's Champions League encounter with Barcelona.
The Argentina international famously netted five times against Leverkusen last time the sides met in Europe, but he will miss Tuesday's match due to a knee problem that will keep him out of action for up to two months.
Nevertheless, Hernandez saw no reason to celebrate Messi's absence as he feels sad to see a fellow professional sustain a serious injury.
"Messi's injury? It can't be good to celebrate any injury. There's nothing more important than your health," Hernandez told Marca.
"In life and in any profession what we all want is to be healthy. 'Bad luck', I thought when it happened. It's always bad when a player gets injured.
"Seeing another human being suffer is never a nice thing. You can't take any pleasure from it. Health is the most important thing in life."
Looking forward to Tuesday's meeting, Hernandez refused to speculate over whether Messi's injury could prove decisive but does accept it could work in Leverkusen's favour.
"It's a question for the coach whether his injury changes things for us. For my part, if I play, I'll do what the coach tells me," he explained
"We know they're the current champions. Of course his absence could have an influence given his ability and what he represents."
Commenti