The alarms go off in Can Barça. Jules Koundé could be the first Barcelona victim of the ‘FIFA Virus’ after the friendly France contra Germany (0-2). The Barcelona defender was one of those chosen by Didier Deschamps to start at the Groupama Stadium and was substituted without apparent discomfort in the 61st minute, but Saber Desfarges, a Telefoot journalist, has reported on his Twitter account that the French defender could have ended up with his right ankle.
The Barcelona fans were already celebrating that in this first ’round’ of international matches no culé player had had physical problems, but the former Sevilla could give a scare at a key moment of the season. With the eliminatory of the PSG around the corner and the last stretch of LaLiga, the Frenchman is a key pillar in the culé defense so his loss would be especially sensitive.
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Especially taking into account that in the duel against the Parisians, the right side of the defense will be where PSG’s main danger moves, Kylian Mbappe. Regardless of whether Araujo or himself Koundé will occupy the demarcation of the side, the contribution of the Frenchman was being key in the schemes of Xavi and the defender had returned to his best level these weeks.
Koundé He has played absolutely everything in 2024, 18 complete matches with the Egarense, so the Barça They cannot afford to lose a player who was giving the team so much reliability in recent months. The defender has made 37 appearances in all competitions this season, where he has scored two goals and distributed four assists.
2024-03-23 22:35:25
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