Monaco’s Denis Zakaria out until the end of the season | OneFootball

In the search for qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League, AS Monaco have been dealt a blow with Denis Zakaria (27) ruled out until the end of the season.

Les Monégasques face Clermont Foot on Saturday, before facing Montpellier HSC and FC Nantes before the end of the campaign. The Principality club are currently second, two points ahead of third-placed Stade Brestois and three points ahead of Lille OSC.

As they look to secure their place in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time since the 2018/19 season, they will have to do so without Zakaria. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Adi Hütter revealed that the Swiss international suffered a hamstring tear after a slip in training on Wednesday, which will rule him out of Monaco’s next three matches.

Hütter said that Zakaria’s participation in the Euros is also in question, with the former Juventus and Chelsea midfielder a mainstay in the Switzerland side.

GFFN | Luke Entwistle