After profitable the Copa del Rey on Saturday, Barcelona will now flip their consideration to their subsequent fixture, which is towards Inter Milan within the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie. And there seems to be to be extra excellent news for the Catalans forward of the match on the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Inter will go into the match in poor type, having misplaced their final three matches in all competitions (vs Bologna, AC Milan and AS Roma). And towards the Romans on Sunday, there was much more dangerous information as they suffered one other damage concern forward of the journey to Catalonia.
As per Soccer Italia, Benjamin Pavard limped off after simply 14 minutes on the San Siro after showing to injure his ankle in a non-contract incident. The previous Bayern Munich defender tried to proceed after sustaining the blow, however ultimately, he was unable to proceed.
And in line with info highlighted by MD, the early reviews point out that Pavard is not going to be out there towards Barcelona on Wednesday – and that very same will also be mentioned for Marcus Thuram, who has been out for Inter’s previous couple of matches due to his personal damage downside.
Each Pavard advert Thuram are thought of to be untouchable gamers for Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi, so their absence on the Estadi Olimpic could be a serious blow for the Nerazzurri. However however, it is vitally excellent news for Barcelona, who will hope to construct up a big benefit within the first leg forward of going to Milan six days later.
It stays to be confirmed whether or not Pavard and Thuram can go along with their Inter teammates to Catalonia, however for now, it doesn’t seem possible. However there isn’t any doubt that Barcelona will nonetheless be in for a tricky time on Wednesday even when the 2 France internationals are dominated out.