The international break comes at the right time for FC Barcelona. Because in recent days, bad news has been piling up. This Monday, the staff of the France team announced the withdrawal of Jules Koundé for the matches against the Netherlands and Scotland. Injured against Granada, the Blaugrana defender was hit in the knee. “Exited prematurely on Sunday against Granada, Jules Koundé suffers from a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee”indicated the FFF.
The injured are piling up
Barca confirmed the injury, but did not give a length of unavailability, but Mundo Deportivo already claims that the former Bordeaux player will miss the Culers’ next three matches, including the Clasico against Real Madrid on October 28. A few moments later, another glitch. This time, it is the Lamine Yamal nugget which is affected. The player remains available to the Spanish team, but Barça prays that nothing serious happens.
“The examinations carried out showed that he has an injury to the iliopsoas muscle of his left leg. It is fragile and its evolution will determine its availability. The player joins the gathering of the Spanish team in which he will also be evaluated by the medical services of the RFEF », indicated the Catalan club via a press release. Distanced by three points from Real Madrid in the La Liga standings, Barça is suffering a real massacre at a time when important matches against Athletic (5th), Shakhtar in the Champions League and therefore the Clasico are looming.
Several major absentees for the Clasico
Indeed, Koundé and Yamal join an infirmary where Pedri, Frenkie De Jong, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski already appear. The first mentioned has suffered from a femoral injury in his right thigh since August during training. The Batavian suffered an injury to the distal tibio-peroneal syndesmosis of his right ankle against Celta and will not return until November. As for the Brazilian, despite a tear in the biceps femoris of his right thigh that occurred against Sevilla, he hopes to be back for the clash against Casa Blanca. Finally, the tackle received by the Pole against Porto risks keeping him from the field for a certain time.
“I spoke with Robert today and saw his test results. Unfortunately, the injury turned out to be so serious that it ruled out Robert’s participation in national team training and appearances in the matches against the Faroe Islands and Moldova and the upcoming matches against Barcelona. There was damage to the ligaments in the joint during the jump and the club has already drawn up a treatment plan”declared the doctor of the Polish selection to TVP Sport. Suffice to say that Barça is counting more than ever on João Félix and Ferran Torres to compensate for these absences in the offensive sector.
