Lyon's French forward Mathieu Valbuena is evacuated by medics during the French L1 football match between Olympique Lyonnais and EA Guingamp on October 22, 2016, at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Decines-Charpieu near Lyon, southeastern France. / AFP / PH
Lyon: Lyon will be without Mathieu Valbuena for the next three weeks after the French international playmaker suffered a dislocated shoulder in Saturday's Ligue 1 defeat to Guingamp, the club announced on Monday.
Valbuena was stretchered off in tears just minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute and was taken straight to hospital where he spent the night before being allowed home on Sunday.
Capped 52 times by France, the former Marseille man has endured a nightmare 2016 having been left out of the France squad for the European Championship as his form suffered after he was targeted in a sex-tape blackmail affair which led to international colleague Karim Benzema being charged.
Lyon lost Saturday's game 3-1 and sit 10th after 10 games, already 13 points behind leaders Nice.
