World News – GB – Rodgers takes stock of his physical condition on Castagne, Evans & Ricardo

– Leicester City travel to Leeds United in the Premier League on Monday (kick-off 8 p.m.) – Brendan Rodgers has confirmed Timothy Castagne (hamstring) will be out for a few weeks – Jonny Evans will be watched after receiving a back complaint during last week’s win at Arsenal – Rodgers praised his side for their resilience, winning three games, despite several absences

Belgian full-back Castagne did not travel with the Foxes side in Greece ahead of their 2-1 UEFA Europa League win over AEK Athens on Thursday

Another City absent in the Greek capital was center-back Jonny Evans, who Rodgers said suffered a minor back problem during last Sunday’s 1-0 Premier League success at Arsenal

However, as Castagne is set to miss Leicester’s upcoming clashes with Leeds United, SC Braga and Wolverhampton Wanderers, Evans’ condition is said to be less worrying

« Timothy has honed his hamstrings, hence the reason he hasn’t traveled so he will likely be out until the end of the international break which is a shame, » Rodgers confirmed this week

« It’s not too bad, but it will keep him sidelined for the next period Jonny landed really awkwardly against Arsenal and he obviously played and his back got a bit stiff

The guys have to face every injury and every game and continue to deliver great results

« We wanted to give him every chance to play against AEK and he trained in the warm-up the night before, but he had to come in because he had a bad back

« That meant we had to do it again and Fuchsy (Christian Fuchs), who was not to play, we gave him 45 minutes so we didn’t risk him anymore

« The plan was for him to play and then for Luke [Thomas] to come in for the second period

« The guys have to face every injury and every game and continue to deliver great results

« I’m so happy for them, it was a great win considering all the circumstances, all the players we missed, but they are still producing and doing very well »

Full-back Ricardo, meanwhile, traveled with the Foxes to Greece as part of his rehabilitation following an ACL injury suffered in March

The Portugal international continues to work for a first-team return for Leicester and could be in contention at some point in the coming months, Rodgers said

« We took Ricardo to continue his rehabilitation », confirmed the Northern Irishman « He is obviously getting closer, but he will not appear before the international break

« But we hope that after that he will be available to participate, so this is great news for us. He has made great progress

« He worked really hard and is now starting to join some parts of the sessions with the outfielders and we just wanted this rehab to continue so we took him with us »

City’s resilience, despite several injured players, including Wilfred Ndidi (adductor) and Çağlar Söyüncü (adductor), was another source of pride for Rodgers

This is the constant growth of this team We have a lot of young players entering this competition for the first time, understanding how to win

With several first-team players absent, the Foxes have nevertheless won their last three consecutive games, before Monday’s visit to Elland Road to face Leeds (kick off at 8 p.m.)

« I think it really shows the spirit and the unity of the team, » said Rodgers « It really came to the fore It is very difficult to play football fluently on a pitch that was not not conducive to good football

« We showed moments of that, but it was a European game where you conceded, and they have the momentum for long stretches of the second half

« With so many players missing, showing that level of focus, work ethic and desire to win a football game bodes well

« It’s the constant growth of this team We have a lot of young players entering this competition for the first time, understanding how to win

« Especially in a game where you can’t play some cool football you have to be able to see the game and I thought it was a really professional win in a tough place to go

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