Sadilek's wheel of misfortune opens Euro door for Sevcik

The Czech national team said on Wednesday that Slavia Prague midfielder Petr Sevcik would replace Michal Sadilek at Euro 2024 after the Twente Enschede player suffered a bizarre injury.

Sadilek picked up a lacerated shin wound while riding a tricycle down a mountain in Austria on a day off during a pre-Euro training camp last Saturday.

Udělal jsem chybu, kterou už nevrátím. Oslabil jsem tým a připravil se o velký turnaj. Potrestal jsem se sám. Děkuji všem, kteří mi pomáhají, především moje rodina a nejbližší. Cítím taky velkou podporu od kluků z repre a realizačního týmu 1/2 pic.twitter.com/tiQV2f7FsR

— Michal Sadílek (@Sadilek32) June 11, 2024

The 30-year-old Sevcik, with 15 international games under his belt, will join the team ahead of Thursday's departure for Germany where the tournament starts on Friday.

The Czechs beat Malta 7-1 last week and North Macedonia 2-1 on Monday in their last friendlies before Euro 2024.

Quarterfinalists from the last edition, they face Portugal on 18 June, Georgia four days later and Turkey on 26 June in Group F.