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West Ham has experienced a significant blow in their mission to arrive at the Europa League semi-finals, with key protector Kurt Zouma administered out of Thursday night's quarter-last second leg against Lyon.
The French global was constrained off during Sunday's 2-0 Premier League rout to Brentford subsequent to turning his lower leg and was confronting a test of skill and endurance to be good for the excursion to his country.
Zouma had a sweep on the injury on Monday and has now been administered out of the match.
The tie is finely ready at 1-1 following last week's first leg at the London Stadium, in which the Hammers started to lead the pack through Jarrod Bowen in spite of going down to ten men after Aaron Cresswell's red card, just for Tottenham loanee Tanguy Ndombele to level for the guests.
Cresswell is suspended for the subsequent leg, with Zouma's nonappearance adding to David Moyes' defensive issues.
Angelo Ogbonna stays out with an ACL injury, so Issa Diop is probably going to accomplice Craig Dawson at focus half, while Ben Johnson is supposed to fill in for Cresswell at left-back.
The chance of a show-stopper semi-last against Barcelona lies on pause for Moyes' side, however, the Catalan monsters likewise have work to do to arrive at the last four, having attracted 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt their quarter-last first leg last week.
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