Soccer-Czech striker Schick to miss 2024 Euro qualifier vs Albania

Soccer Football - Champions League - Group B - Club Brugge v Bayer Leverkusen - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - September 7, 2022 Bayer Leverkusen's Patrik Schick celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates before being disallowed after a VAR review REUTERS/Yves Herman/File photo

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Euro 2020 joint top scorer Patrik Schick will miss the Czech Republic's Euro 2024 qualifier next week due to injury, the national team said on Tuesday.

The Czechs, who host Albania on Sept. 7 in Group E, will have to do without the Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker and injured Benfica Lisbon defender David Jurasek.