Ousmane Dembélé was injured on January 28 in the Girona field, where he suffered a muscle tear in the rectus femoris of his left leg. So, MD already explained that his sick leave period would be around six weeks and that the objective set by doctors and technicians was for him to be ready to play the League Classic this coming Sunday.
However, this newspaper also recently explained that it was very difficult for him to play against Real Madrid precisely because Xavi Hernández and Dr. Pruna did not want to take risks with him. The key to this maximum precaution is that the scar from the Frenchman’s injury is healing slowly, something already known to the Barça medical staff but which on this occasion has worsened somewhat. In this situation, both Xavi and Pruna have agreed that the best thing now with Dembélé is to be extremely careful and, therefore, rule him out for the Clásico and not run with him.
Even technicians and doctors are considering that he be two or three more weeks off so that his injury heals well and so that he returns without risk of relapse. In fact, what is happening now is not a relapse, but rather his recovery is going somewhat slower than expected and nobody wants him, carried away by the anxiety of playing against Madrid, to take a risk with him. And even more so when Raphinha is performing at a good level and the position is covered. Therefore, he is totally calm with Dembélé and if he can play against Real Madrid on April 4 in the second leg of the Cup semifinals, perfect. And if it is considered that there is still risk, then calm down and let someone else play. There will still be a lot of League left and, perhaps, a Copa del Rey final.
