MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 08: Andreas Christensen of FC Barcelona gestures during the LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27 match between Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on November 08, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
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Andreas Christensen has withdrawn from the Danish national team due to ongoing fitness issues, and this has prompted their coach, Brian Riemer, to plan a trip to discuss the matter in a personal meeting with Barcelona coach Hansi Flick.
Denmark are set to play two Nations League matches against Portugal and Norway. The defender recently made a comeback after an injury in a 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid.
“We will resume closer dialogue when we come back from the other side,” of the upcoming two matches in the Nations League, he is reported as saying in a Danish newspaper.
“I have already agreed with Hansi Flick that I will come down to them, and we will sit down around a table and try to come up with a good plan.”
Christensen has struggled with injuries throughout his career.
The defender is considered a key piece for both club and country, who are working together to allow him to be fit for the important matches.
“It’s not so we can get ‘AC’ on the pitch for 20 minutes or half an hour against Norway next Tuesday. It’s about us getting ‘AC’ back on the national team. And he can be a leading figure for us for a longer period of time,” the manager said.
“‘AC’ was a man affected, and I have had a dialogue with him,” Riemer said. Previously, the manager had told the media that Christensen had almost cried when he had to relay to the manager that he would be unable to join the national team.
“It’s clear that now that things are what they are, he should be allowed to lick his wounds,” Riemer said.