Xavi Hernandez It goes day by day and this Wednesday we play against Shakthar Donetsk in the Champions League. For the match against the Ukrainians he will not be able to recover any of the injured, which is up to six. It is the case of Pedri, Robert Lewandowski, Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha, Koundé y Sergi Roberto. The last two are ruled out for the Classic but the first four still have options, some more than others. Of course, the coach has already made it clear that everything will depend on the feelings that the players have as to whether or not they enter the squad against Real Madrid with a medical discharge under their arm. He doesn’t plan to force them but he does trust that some will step forward.
The point is that, with Wednesday, Thursday and Friday still ahead, the Barça coach still trusts that he will be able to have two or three of the injured players at his disposal on Saturday. Sadly, Pedri He is the player who would do best to recover and the one he is least confident in having on the list. She suffered a muscle injury that was expected to be more than overcome in two months, but the canary’s feelings are not good enough in his opinion to take the step that he was expected to have already taken last week.
On the other hand, in the case of Lewandowski He hasn’t thrown in the towel, far from it. The Polish striker suffered a sprained ankle against Porto, on the second day of the Champions League, but he is already quite recovered and is looking forward to participating in the Clásico. In addition, you can always resort to an infiltration with an analgesic that eliminates the pain in the affected area for a few hours.
The injury of De Jong in the syndesmosis it is more complicated than that of Lewandowski and, furthermore, the Dutchman is more cautious when it comes to taking risks when he still feels pain. In any case, he is not ruled out and is exploring his options. As he is neither Raphinha, who suffered a muscle injury but wants to play. What of Pedri It depends a lot on the player and now he is not willing to take risks.
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2023-10-25 05:00:00
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