Barcelona and Alejandro Balde have acquired disappointing information on his hamstring damage, which he suffered in opposition to Leganes. The 21-year-old has been in fantastic kind this season after scuffling with damage final yr.
Balde went down injured after tweaking his hamstring within the first half at Butarque, with Gerard Martin approaching for him on the time. The preliminary prognosis was that he could be dominated out for 2 to a few weeks, however there was some hope that Balde might return to motion in time for his or her conflict with Actual Madrid within the Copa del Rey closing on Saturday the twenty sixth of April in Seville.
Flick: “We’ll attempt to play with our most degree, now we have a superb group. I feel that in video games like these, now we have to be very focussed and play as we all know.”
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Nevertheless after additional checks had been carried out on Monday, MD mentioned the prognosis was not as optimistic as had been hoped. Balde’s damage will hold him out for nearer to a few weeks reasonably than two, which might definitively rule him out of the Copa closing. Balde was already dominated out of their Champions League conflict with Borussia Dortmund, in addition to Liga video games in opposition to RCD Mallorca, Celta Vigo, however is now additionally dominated out in opposition to Actual Valladolid the next week.
More and more it appears as if Balde won’t make a hypothetical semi-final in opposition to Inter or Bayern Munich within the Champions League too, which can happen on the twenty ninth or thirtieth of April. The purpose now could be to be again for a theoretical second leg on the sixth of seventh of Might, and the Liga Clasico in opposition to Actual Madrid on the eleventh of Might at Montjuic.
Balde’s doubtless alternative not less than initially shall be Martin, who’s now thrust into the highlight in his first full season in skilled soccer. Whereas Martin was doubted early on, he has steadily improved his performances, changing into more and more dependable. Different options could possibly be utilizing right-back Hector Fort on the left, or certainly one of their central defenders, corresponding to Inigo Martinez or Ronald Araujo there.