UCL: Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey suffers injury in Atletico Madrid stalemate against Juventus

Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey suffered fresh injury setback after returning to the starting line-up after missing their la liga game over the weekends

The midfielder returned straight into the team for the open round of matches in the Uefa champions league as Atletico Madrid hosted Juventus

Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado opned the scoring on the night for the Italian giants three minutes after recess before French midfielder Blaise Matuidi increased the tally for Juventus in the 65th minute of the match

Atletico Madrid fought back reduce the deficit five minutes after conceding the second goal through Montenegro international Stefan Savic

Thomas Partey got off injured in what looked like an ankle injury with fourteen minutes to end proceedings and was replaced by Mexican midfielder Hector Herrera

Super substitute Herrera scored late in the match on the 90th minute to earn Atletico Madrid a vital point in the first round of matches in the group stages of the Uefa champions league

Atletico Madrid will run further tests on the Ghanaian tomorrow to determine the seriousness of the injury

Atletico Madrid next returns to the Uefa champions league with an away encounter against Lokomotiv Moscow in match day two of the competition on Tuesday, October 1

By: Kanyiri Suburu Lucio/@SuburuAbdulai