Three-time women’s Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after breaking her leg in training.

The Spain midfielder fell awkwardly during a morning practice session at the national team’s training base in Las Rozas, Madrid, on Sunday.

Spain were preparing for the second leg of their UEFA Women’s Nations League final against Germany at the Estadio Metropolitano on 2 December.

Bonmati played 77 minutes of last Friday’s first leg, which finished goalless, in Kaiserslautern.

A statement from the Royal Spanish Football Federation said that “following tests carried out by the medical services, ” Bonmati was “diagnosed with a fracture in her left fibula”.

Bonmati has returned to Barcelona to begin her rehabilitation, and the injury setback is a disappointing end to what has otherwise been a stellar year for the player.