Barcelona’s defensive points aren’t purely right down to their defenders – that a lot has been made clear by each supervisor and gamers of late – however they will be unable to check out any new options within the coming weeks. That’s as a result of Andreas Christensen has suffered a recent damage, having missed their final two video games.
The Danish defender was absent from their Champions League win over Olympiakos, after which once more from their conflict with Actual Madrid on Sunday. The previous was attributable to a case of gastroentiritis, which he duly recovered from on Saturday, however he was not within the Barcelona squad come Sunday for El Clasico.
Christensen suffers recent muscle damage
In line with RAC1, through MD, Christensen has suffered a recent damage to his calf, which he skilled a while between Saturday and Sunday. It’s not but clear how a lot time he’ll miss, however the chances are that he’s out in opposition to Elche this weekend, and can be a doubt for his or her Champions League journey to Membership Brugge subsequent week, even when it’s a minimal pressure.
Christensen’s ongoing damage issues
The 29-year-old has been an damage fear for the previous two seasons, after lacking the vast majority of the final marketing campaign, main attributable to an Achilles subject. This season he has performed 338 minutes in 9 video games, however simply three of these appearances had been begins. That’s regardless of being and not using a declared damage till final week.
12 gamers have already frolicked within the medical room thus season. @AdriiFdez
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Barcelona’s options in defence
Pau Cubarsi and Eric Garcia look like the first-choice pairing in central defence for Hansi Flick as issues stand, with Ronald Araujo the one actual different presently. Jules Kounde is one other alterantive, however that will imply probably utilizing one in all Garcia or Araujo at right-back to cowl shifting his place into the center.