Germany captain Gwinn out for rest of Euros but no ACL injury
Germany will without their influential captain Giulia Gwinn for the rest of women's Euro 2025 due to a left knee injury, which however is not as serious as initially feared.
The national federation DFB on X said that an MRI scan in Zurich on Saturday revealed that Gwinn "suffered a medial collateral ligament injury to her left knee yesterday in the match against Poland. She is expected to be out for several weeks."
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"The next steps will be discussed with all those involved," the DFB added.
It was originally feared that the 26-year-old had ruptured a cruciate ligament for the third time in her career.
Gwinn suffered the injury in Germany's opening 2-0 victory over Poland on Friday in St Gallen, in a crucial tackle against Poland star Ewa Pajor. She returned after treatment but lay down immediately again and was helped off in tears in the 40th minute.
Bayern Munich's Gwinn rupured a cruciate ligament in her right knee in 2020 and in her left knee in 2022, which sidelined her for many months on both occasions.
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Gwinn is considered a key player in the German team which is bidding for a record extending ninth title at the Euros in Switzerland. Their other group stage opponents are Denmark and Sweden.
"We all embraced her after the match and wished her luck. The knee is affected. But she also denied a goal. She deserves a lot of credit for that," coach Christian Wück said post-match.
Forward Jule Brand said: "Guilia is a very important player. We now hope that it isn't too serious.". Klara Bühl added: "We are all supporting her."
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