FC Barcelona feared the worst when Ilkay Gündogan left with an injury during the friendly match between Germany and the France team (2-1).
Ilkay Gündogan only passed through during the friendly match between Germany and the France team. In tears when he was replaced by Pascal Gross from the 25the minute of play, Tuesday evening in Dortmund, the German midfielder followed the victory of the Mannschaft (2-1) from afar. The fault was a pain in his back, which made him writhe in pain on the pitch at Signal Iduna Park.
Ilkay Gundogan was emotional coming off the pitch with an injury just 25 minutes into Germany’s friendly against France.
This could be a massive blow for Barcelona 😰 pic.twitter.com/IOrIlm0nM9
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Images which worried FC Barcelona, especially since according to Sport1, the first examinations taken by the neo-Blaugrana revealed a serious contusion to the pelvis. But this injury would ultimately be less serious than expected. If other medical tests will be carried out by the Catalan staff, the former Manchester City player would only suffer from a simple contusion, according to Radio Catalunya.
A version confirmed by Mundo Deportivo, which indicates that the German federation had reassured Barça immediately after the meeting. Appointed in place of Hans-Dieter Flick as coach, Rudi Völler had for his part affirmed that Ilkay Gündogan had not “no injuries”only “a bruise on the back”. More fear than harm a priori, therefore, for one of Xavi’s key elements.
