FC Barcelona made an impressive start in all competitions, including the League and Champions League, under the management of coach Xavi Hernandez. The Spanish champions have gelled well together, but their recent form and upcoming fixtures are being threatened by injury woes.
The Catalans are currently placed third in the league, trailing only behind their arch-rivals Real Madrid and 2nd placed Girona respectively. Problems are building at the Barcelona camp prior to the international breaks, with one more name added to the injured list.
Which Barcelona players to miss Real Madrid encounter?
Since the international breaks have officially commenced now, all the players can now go on to serve their national team duty. However, for the Spanish champions FC Barcelona, a handful of their star players miss out on the national team camp due to injuries and could possibly be absent for their El Clasico scheduled at the end of the month after the international break ends.
Xavi is already without a few of their key players yet somehow has managed to provide positive outcomes this season and remains unbeaten with 6 wins and 3 draws in a total of 9 La Liga games while sitting in 3rd position on the league table accumulating 21 points. In the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona are the table toppers in Group H.
The long list of sidelined players included some huge names Perdi, Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha and the recent addition of the Polish international Robert Lewandowski, one of their key players from the offense, who have been ruled out from the important upcoming fixture EL-Classico against Real Madrid on 28th October. Unfortunately for the Catalans, now the French defender Jules Kounde has also been ruled out from the match.
In addition to Jules Kounde, the 16-year-old sensation, Lamine Yamal has also recently suffered a hip injury, though it is reported injury might not be severe as he will join the Spanish national team camp for international duty, the assessment of the injury is to be made by medical staff.
Injury complicates Jules Koundé’s El Clásico participation
The 24-year-old French center-back was forced off sustaining a knee injury in the Barcelona 2-2 draw against Granada on Sunday in La Liga matchday 8. The club officially confirmed the injury of Jules Kounde who had played a pivotal role in Xavi’s lineup and started all the games at the backline for the Catalans this season.
The club statement said, “Tests this Monday morning have revealed that Jules Kounde has sprained the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, and the French defender will be unable to play until the injury heals. This also means he will miss out on playing for his country during the international break.”
As per reports, Kounde could be sidelined for a minimum of 3-4 weeks due to knee injury, thus being another name to miss the El Classico on 28th October in addition to international duties for France.
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