The bad news is now confirmed for Bradley Barcola. Selected with the French U23 team this week, the striker left prematurely, after only 25 minutes of play, during his match against Ivory Coast (3-2) on Friday, holding his back thigh and limping. The MRI exam, taken on Saturday morning, confirmed that he suffered from a hamstring injury, according to information from L’Equipe that we can confirm.
After his medical check-up in Châteauroux, Barcola returned to Paris during the day. For now, the official duration of the Paris Saint-Germain player’s absence is not yet known and will be determined in the coming days. But his injury suggests that he could miss the resumption matches of the Ile-de-France club, after the international break.
This is a hard blow for PSG, who are preparing to begin one of the busiest periods of their season, with the Ligue 1 Classic against Marseille on March 31, then the Coupe de France semi-final. France against Rennes, on April 3, before the decisive sequence against FC Barcelona, on April 10 and 16, in the quarter-final of the Champions League.
