It was later diagnosed as a fracture to his right hand and he will undergo an operation on Wednesday.

"A teammate trod on my hand without meaning to during a move," Hernandez said."I tried to play on but the pain just got worse during the next few minutes.

"I have had a couple of very difficult years with a very high training load and, if you count the 2007 World Cup and matches with Stade Francais, perhaps the rest will do me a great deal of good."