Injury setbacks for Athletic Club and Valencia

 　　MADRID, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Both Athletic¹ Club Bilbao and Valencia have suffered serious injury blows as a result of their 1-1 draw in Valencia' s Mestalla Stadium on Sunday night.

　　Valencia have confirmed that Spain Under-21 international midfielder Sergio Canales will be out of action for between three and six months after suffering a partial tear of his cruciate ligament in his right knee.

　　Canales, who joined Valencia on loan from Real Madrid over the summer, will undergo further tests to discover the exact extent of his injury, but there is a chance he could miss the entire season.

　　Athletic Club' s Carlos Gurpegui will be out for the rest of the campaign after the Basque club confirmed he has torn the cruciate ligament in his right knee.

　　The midfielder had only been on the pitch for 10 minutes when he damaged his knee in an unfortunate fall that saw him twist the articulation². The 31-year-old will undergo an operation and will be sidelined for between six and seven months.

　　Athletic are meanwhile waiting to see if striker Fernando Llorente will be fit to play against Atletico Madrid on Thursday.

　　The Spain international was forced out of Sunday' s game at halftime after suffering tendonitis in his right knee and was replaced by Gaizka Toquero.

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 articulation   

n.（清楚的）发音；清晰度，咬合

参考例句：

• His articulation is poor.他发音不清楚。
• She spoke with a lazy articulation.她说话慢吞吞的。