Olympiacos suffer injury blow as Soudani ruptures cruciate ligament

Olympiacos have been dealt a huge blow after Hillal Soudani ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament which rules him out for the remainder of the season.

The 32-year-old suffered the injury during Sunday’s Greek Super League match against Atromitos, and he was substituted in the 18th minute as Egypt‘s Ahmed Hassan Kouka scored a stoppage goal to give them a 1-0 win.

Χιλάλ περαστικά, σε περιμένουμε γρήγορα και πάλι κοντά μας! / @Hillal_Soudani get well soon, we are waiting for you to return strong!#Olympiacos #Family #GetWellSoon #Hillal pic.twitter.com/vJFKbKGdj0

— Olympiacos FC (@olympiacosfc) February 10, 2020

Soudani was enjoying fine form with the Legend after completing a permanent switch from Championship Nottingham Forest in the summer.

He has already contributed five assists and seven goals in 19 games for Olympiacos who are unbeaten in the Greek top-flight this campaign.

Although his return date is yet to be disclosed, the Algerian striker confirmed the injury blow via social media on Tuesday and vowed to return stronger to Pedro Martins’s team.

“Unfortunately bad news about my injury, i will come back even stronger thank you all for yours messages,” Soudani tweeted.

Unfortunately bad news about my injury, i will come back even stronger thank you all for yours messages 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/VnzA6yR4nL

— Hillal Soudani (@Hillal_Soudani) February 10, 2020