Leverkusen’s Boniface To Miss Champions League Match After Car Crash

Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria striker Victor Boniface will miss Wednesday’s Champions League match at Brest after a car accident on Sunday.

Boniface missed training in Leverkusen on Tuesday, and according to German media outlets Bild and Kicker, the forward was not on the plane when it departed for France in the afternoon.

On Sunday, Boniface was in an accident when a car he was traveling in collided with a truck on the autobahn.

Xabi Alonso on Victor Boniface’s absence, “After what happened, it’s also a precautionary measure. He’s missing for health reasons. He has a small wound on his hand and a small cut on his right foot. But the shock is bigger.”

On Sunday, the 23-year-old posted images and videos on social media featuring a black Mercedes with a damaged chassis, as well as photos of his bloodied arm.

Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes on Tuesday told reporters Boniface escaped serious injury but was in doubt for the clash.

“It’s still open at the moment; a situation like this is not easy, and he needs to get over it,” Rolfes said.

“We’re all very happy that nothing serious happened to him.”

Boniface has scored seven goals in 10 matches across all competitions this season. His likely replacement, Czech forward Patrik Schick, has one goal in eight games in all competitions.