Martin Odegaar Suffers Injury Following Norway’s 2-1 Victory Over Austria

The Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard sustained a serious ankle injury during Norway’s 2-1 victory over Austria in the Nations League on Monday, September 9 after goals from Felix Horn Myhre and a late winner from Erling Haaland.

Left The Pitch

After receiving medical treatment for several minutes Odegaard left the pitch in the second half, after a collision with Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner. Christoph Baumgartner and Norway boss Stale Solbakken claimed that the injury looked serious.

“Martin Odegaard’s injury looked bad in the dressing room as well I saw he was sitting with the physiotherapists around him but he had no chance to continue and we know it was an ankle sprain,” the coach told Norwegian TV 2.

“Yes it’s a sprain, and as those of us who have played football know, with luck it can turn out ok if the ligaments aren’t torn,” he added.

Odegaard plays as a midfielder for and captains for both Premier League club Arsenal and the Norway national team. 

“He Got A Small Ankle Sprain”

Ola Sand, a Norway’s doctor said the Arsenal midfielder was doing fine, however, an MRI would be conducted tomorrow.

“Martin is doing quite well now. He got a small ankle sprain. We will see throughout the evening and tomorrow what happens next and what we will do about it. Ankle sprains are difficult to deal with straight away, so we almost have to see how things go forward. We will examine him when we are back at the hotel. Maybe we use ultrasound to look at it. If we are unsure, there will be an MRI tomorrow,” Sand said, reported by Sportstar.

Norway currently is second in League B Group 3, level on four points with Slovenia, whom they are ready to face on October 10.

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